Niyigena wins CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup 2024 Best Player Award

APR FC’s Clement Niyigena has been voted the Best Player in the CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup 2024 which concluded on Sunday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Although the Rwanda Premier League champions APR FC lost 10-9 in penalty shootouts to Red Arrows FC (Zambia) in the final after a 1-1 draw played over 120 minutes, Niyigena was happy to scoop the Award.

“We are disappointed that we failed to win the Cup. But am glad that I won the Best player Award and this will motivate me to keep working hard,” added Niyigena.

Pavelh Nzila, APR FC’s goalkeeper who only conceded one goal in the five matches the team played was voted Best goalkeeper of the tournament, while Al Hilal (Sudan) picked the Top scorer’s gong after he netted five goals.

Tanzania Premier League side Coastal Union FC picked the Fair-Play trophy.

From the 22 matches played in the CECAFA Dar Port Kagame Cup 2024, a record 43 goals were scored. The teams that participated include; Red Arrows FC (Zambia), APR FC (Rwanda), Al Hilal, Hay Al Wadi (Sudan), El Merriekh Bentiu (South Sudan) Dekehada FC (Somali), ASA Djibouti Telecom (Djibouti), SC Villa (Uganda), Singida Black Stars FC, Coastla Union FC (Tanzania) and Gor Mahia (Kenya), JKU SC (Zanzibar)