Egyptian side Pyramids arrived in Kigali on Wednesday evening ahead of Saturday’s crunch CAF Champions League second round first leg clash against APR at Amahoro Stadium.
A contingent of 52 delegates including, touched down at Kigali International Airport at 20:00 PM aboard their private jet. They will have their first training session at Amahoro Stadium on Thursday.
APR reached in second round after defeating Tanzania’s Azam FC 2-1 on aggregate 2-1 on aggregate. They will be aiming a revenge on a team that eliminated them from the same round last season with a humiliating 6-1 victory across two legs.
The players have a mission to accomplish after the club promised to give each of them $3,000 (approximately 3,600,000) in bonuses if they see of the Egyptians and qualify for the group stages.
The game will be officiated by Ghanaian international referee Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea.
- By Rwanda’s Times Sport.