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UPDATE: Kepler WVC sweep Police WVC in straight sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-20) in Game 4 of the semifinal playoffs at Petit Stade, forcing a decisive Game 5. 📹: @dylmugenga /TNT

UPDATE: The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has confirmed it received an appeal from the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) challenging CAF’s decision to call Morocco the winners of the #AFCON2025. The appeal asks CAS to restore Senegal as the original winners.

JUST IN: Police WVC and Kepler WVC are warming up for Game 4 of their best-of-five semifinal series. Police lead 2–1 and are one win away from booking a finals showdown with APR WVC. Kepler, meanwhile, must deliver tonight to force a decisive Game 5. 📹: @dylmugenga /TNT

UPDATE: #Rwandan cyclist Jazilla Mwamikazi has been named to the 10-woman roster for the 2026 UCI Women’s Continental Team. The 22-year-old recently represented #Rwanda at the UCI Road World Championships held in #Kigali in September 2025.

UPDATE: RSSB Tigers Basketball Club has departed for Pretoria, South Africa for the BAL 2026 Kalahari Conference, taking place from March 27 to April 5. The Tigers tip off their campaign on March 27 against Libya’s Al Ahly.

FERWAFA president Fabrice Shema says the #FIFASeries2026 is more than football, noting that for many teams except Kenya and Tanzania, it’s their first time in Africa and a chance to discover Rwanda.

HAPPENING: Speaking at the FIFA Series 2026 press conference at Amahoro Stadium, FERWAFA president Fabrice Shema said hosting the tournament is a dream come true and marks the start of what they hope will be a memorable event for Rwanda.

UPDATE: AEK Athens midfielder Hakim Sahabo is the last to join Amavubi camp for FIFA Series 2026 in Kigali.

JUST IN: Mohamed Salah has announced he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season.

WATCH: Sports minister Nelly Mukazayire visits RSSB Tigers camp and rallies the players and coaches ahead of BAL 2026. "Every single game, win it as champions and make sure that the strength of your response is felt," she told them. 📹: @nkotanyidamas /TNT

Fashion meets football. This is how defender Thierry Manzi was dressed when he joined Amavubi camp for the FIFA Series 2026 International Friendlies.

#BASKETBALL: UGB star Sibonyine joins Johannesburg Giants ahead of #BAL 2026 READ: newtimes.co.rw/article/34296/…

Zinedine Zidane has agreed to succeed Didier Deschamps as France head coach after the World Cup 2026, ESPN reports.

Nhamburo hails Utagushimaninde’s historic women’s T20I century newtimes.co.rw/article/34282/…

Al Hilal Omdurman head coach Laurentiu Reghecampf had admitted that his team has learned lessons from their CAF Champions League exit at the hands of RS Berkane and vowed to come back stronger. newtimes.co.rw/article/34292/…

Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana has announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of the 2026 season. The 36-year-old has won major races including Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España among others.

Amavubi have entered a training camp for the upcoming FIFA Series International Friendlies scheduled for March 26-31. New head coach Stephen Constantine is leading his first training session at FERWAFA training base.

Rocked in Hakim Ziyech’s Wydad AC jersey, a Moroccan kid showed some football talent despite his disability. Ziyech was moved by his skills and invited him to his side’s league match against Olympique Club de Safi at Mohammed V Stadium on Sunday.

Romanian coach Laurentiu Reghecampf could be on his way out of Al Hilal after failing to guide them to the CAF Champions League semifinals. The Sudanese giants were eliminated in the quarterfinals following a 1–0 defeat to RS Berkane in Kigali on Sunday, a result that saw the Moroccan side advance to the last four with a 2–1 aggregate victory.

#FOOTBALL: CAF CL: Chouiar late winner hurts Al Hilal, sends Berkane into semis newtimes.co.rw/article/34280/…