APR FC winger Ramadhan Niyibizi has joined SC Kiyovu on a season-long mortgage, retaining him on the Mumena-based membership till the tip of the 2026/27 marketing campaign.
The 25-year-old has one 12 months remaining on his contract with APR and is ready to turn into a free agent on the finish of the season, making the mortgage spell an essential alternative for each the participant and his mother or father membership.
Niyibizi joined APR from AS Kigali in 2022 and shortly established himself as a helpful member of the squad. Nevertheless, he discovered enjoying time more and more troublesome to come back by through the 2025/26 season amid stiff competitors for locations in each home and continental competitions.
Earlier than his transfer to APR, the winger loved a memorable CAF Confederation Cup marketing campaign with AS Kigali within the 2021/22 season, scoring one aim in 4 appearances.
Final season, Niyibizi made simply two appearances within the Rwanda Premier League, scoring as soon as, whereas additionally that includes in three CAF Champions League matches. Total, he noticed restricted minutes throughout all competitions.
Regardless of the shortage of normal recreation time, the winger has accrued helpful expertise on the highest degree of African membership soccer and has additionally earned senior nationwide crew recognition, making two appearances for Rwanda through the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
SC Kiyovu view his arrival as a part of a broader rebuilding mission aimed toward strengthening the squad with skilled native gamers able to making a direct impression.
“We goal to construct sturdy and significant initiatives that can carry constructive outcomes to soccer right here in Rwanda,” the Mumena-based membership mentioned in a press release.
For Niyibizi, the transfer presents an opportunity to rediscover common soccer and reignite his profession at a membership famend for nurturing attacking expertise.
Together with his contract at APR because of expire on the finish of the season, the 2026/27 marketing campaign might show pivotal in shaping the subsequent chapter of his profession.
