AS Kigai women football club players celebrate with their trophy

Overview:

AS Kigali women football club will represent Rwanda in the CAF Women’s champions league qualifiers for the East and Central Africa (CECAFA) zone due this August in Uganda.

Rwanda Women Football League 2022-2023:

  • Champions: AS Kigali women football club
  • Last league game: AS Kigali women football club 3-0 Kayonza women football club

AS Kigali women football club are the 2022-2023 champions of the Rwanda women topflight league.

The victors overcame Kayonza women football club 3-0 during the final league duel to win their 13th league title in as many seasons.

Alodie Kayitesi, Zawadi Usanase and Libelle Nibagwire scored the three goals for AS Kigali women football club, an entity owned by the city authority of Kigali.

AS Kigali women football club celebrations
AS Kigali women football club captain receives the team trophy

Twelve clubs featured in the 2022-2023 Rwanda women football league.

Inyemera, Fatima, Bugesera, Kamonyi, Apaer, Rambura, IPM, ES Mutunda, Freedom, Youvia and Kayonza are the other clubs that competed.

Task ahead:

AS Kigali women football club will represent Rwanda in the CAF Women’s champions league qualifiers for the East and Central Africa (CECAFA) zone due this August in Uganda.

They join other regional champions as Burundi’s Buja Queens, New Generation (Zanzibar) and newly crowned Kampala Queens from Uganda.

AS Kigali women football club players pray before a league contest

The zonal qualifies will take place between 12th and 26th August 2023 at a venue yet to be confirmed by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA).

AS Kigali women football club was fourth during the CAF CECAFA women qualifiers in Tanzania last year.

David Isabirye is a senior staff writer for Kawowo Sports where he covers most of the major events.

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