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Mukura Victory Sports F.C.

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Ground Capacity
  
10,000

2015–16
  
3rd

Founded
  
1963

Location
  
Butare, Rwanda

Chairman
  
Olivier Nizeyimana

Website
  
Club home page

Arena/Stadium
  
Stade Huye

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Full name
  
Mukura Victory Sports et Loisirs Football Club

Ground
  
Stade Huye Butare, Rwanda

League
  
Rwanda National Football League

Mukura Victory Sports et Loisirs Football Club, commonly known as Mukura Victory Sports or simply Mukura, is an association football club from Butare, Rwanda. Founded in May 1963, the club currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League and plays its home games at Stade Huye.

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Achievements

  • Coupe du 05 Juillet (now PEACE CUP): 4
  • Performance in CAF competitions

  • CAF Cup: 2 appearances
  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances
  • Current squad

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    Youth academy squad

    Mukura have been helping a number of young players of the region to become big names in the country. Among them the former Captain Nshimiyimana Canisius who is the Assistant Coach in the club. Mukura Youth System is made of more than 45 young players from the age of 11 to 18. Gashugi Abdul Kareem,(brother of Mukura former midfielder Djuma Munyaneza) currently playing for Kiyovu SC is another talented product of Mukura Youth System.

    Stadium

    The Home of Mukura V.S, Stade Huye is located near the office of Huye District next the national road 1. The 10,000 all-seater Arena will hosted the Group B matches in the 2016 CHAN.It was constructed in collaboration with Rwanda Ministry of Sports and Culture and Huye District. It comprises offices,dressing rooms and sports museum.

    References

    Mukura Victory Sports F.C. Wikipedia