{"id":1973,"date":"2026-06-26T14:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:39:22","slug":"rayon-sports-to-unveil-new-squad-kit-at-july-18-fan-event-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/rayon-sports-to-unveil-new-squad-kit-at-july-18-fan-event-in-kigali\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayon Sports to unveil new squad, kit at July 18 fan event in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonsports-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonsports-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonsports-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonsports-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonsports.webp 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rayon Sports will unveil its new squad and kit for the 2026\/27 season during its annual fan event scheduled for July 18 at Stade Amahoro, the club announced.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, branded \u201cRayon Sports Day 2026,\u201d is one of the club\u2019s main preseason traditions and serves as a formal introduction of new players, technical staff, and season ambitions ahead of domestic and continental competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonpolice-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonpolice-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonpolice-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rayonpolice-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rayon Sports said the gathering will also feature a friendly match and the official presentation of its new kit, expected to be released earlier in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kigali-based club, which finished second in the Rwanda Premier League last season, has been active in the transfer market. New arrivals include Antonio Atisso Kodjo, Nizeyimana Mubaraka, Ndayishimiye Didier, Nshuti Didier, Nisingizwe Christian, Abbel Matumona, Charles Tchouplaou and Ndikumana Fabio. The club has also released several players, including Youssou Diagne, Ramazani Tshimanga, Bayisenge Emery and Ntarindwa Aimable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rayon Sports is preparing for a busy season that includes the CECAFA Kagame Cup, which will be hosted in Rwanda, and the CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year\u2019s edition of the event ended in a 3\u20131 defeat to Tanzania\u2019s Yanga SC in a friendly match at the same venue. Club officials said a foreign opponent is expected again this year, with Tanzania\u2019s Simba SC and Kenya\u2019s Gor Mahia among the teams being considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-20250815-wa0261-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-20250815-wa0261-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-20250815-wa0261-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-20250815-wa0261-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-20250815-wa0261-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-20250815-wa0261-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The July 18 event will bring together supporters, players and partners as the club looks to build momentum ahead of the new campaign and strengthen its commercial backing, including continued partnerships with sponsors such as Bank of Kigali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rayon Sports will unveil its new squad and kit for the 2026\/27 season during its annual fan event scheduled for July 18 at Stade Amahoro, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,34,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts_on_rwanda","category-national","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1978,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973\/revisions\/1978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}