Rayon Sports wins 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup in Kigali

CECAFA Kagame Cup Rayon Sports Gor Mahia football Kagame Cup final

Rwanda’s Rayon Sports won the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup title after defeating Kenya’s Gor Mahia 2-1 in the final held at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. The match remained tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time, with Herman Junior Kameni scoring for the hosts in the 30th minute and Musa Sharif Sirengo equalizing for Gor Mahia in the 57th minute. Daniel Muhoza scored the winning extra-time goal for Rayon Sports, marking the club's second regional title and ending a 28-year trophy drought.

Somali international referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan officiated the final. Artan’s appointment follows a high-profile year in which he was selected by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup but was subsequently denied entry to the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection due to

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CECAFA Kagame Cup · Gor Mahia · Kigali · Omar Abdulkadir Artan · Rayon Sports

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