APR FC had been formally topped BK Professional League champions on Sunday at Kigali Pelé Stadium, capping off a outstanding season through which they accomplished a home treble.
The Military Facet secured their seventh consecutive league title and twenty fourth general after ending because the highest-ranked Rwandan membership within the 2025/26 marketing campaign. They celebrated the achievement with a cushty 2-0 victory over Gicumbi FC of their ultimate league match of the season.
William Mel Togui opened the scoring within the forty fourth minute, giving APR a deserved lead heading into the break. Cheikh Djibril Ouattara doubled the benefit 5 minutes into the second half, calmly ending to seal the win.
Ouattara’s aim additionally secured the Golden Boot award, as he completed the season because the league’s prime scorer with 18 objectives. He was additionally named Man of the Match.
The ultimate whistle sparked jubilant scenes at a packed Kigali Pelé Stadium, the place hundreds of supporters had gathered to rejoice one other profitable marketing campaign.
One of many emotional highlights of the night got here in the course of the trophy presentation when former APR midfielder Andrew Buteera was invited to carry the league trophy alongside the group.
Chief of Defence Employees Gen. Mubarakh Muganga praised the membership’s continued dominance and defined the importance of the three fingers he raised in the course of the celebrations.
“I raised three fingers as a result of we received three trophies. If there have been 5 trophies to compete for, I might need us to win all of them,” Muganga stated.
“I thank the gamers for making us proud. We’re blissful to maintain this title, and our aim is to proceed profitable it for so long as attainable.”
Reflecting on his Golden Boot triumph, Ouattara credited his teammates for his or her function in his success.
“The primary goal was to win for the followers. I thank God that I used to be additionally in a position to rating and end because the league’s prime scorer,” he stated.
“However this achievement belongs to the complete group. Each APR participant contributed to this award.”
The league trophy and medals had been offered by FERWAFA President Fabrice Shema, Rwanda Premier League Chairman Hadji Yussuf Mudaheranwa, APR FC Secretary Normal Rtd. Col. Vincent Mugisha, and Financial institution of Kigali consultant Paul Sinanga.
With the home season now over, APR FC will shift their focus to the 2026/27 CAF Champions League.
Though they completed second within the general league standings behind Sudan’s Al Hilal SC, who competed in Rwanda as a result of ongoing battle in Sudan, APR secured the nationwide title because the highest-placed Rwandan membership and can characterize the nation in Africa’s premier membership competitors.
