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When English Premier League side Aston Villa walks onto the pitch next season, Visit Rwanda will occupy the most coveted piece of commercial real estate in football--the front of the club's shirts.
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Rwanda is bidding to host a Formula 1 race in Kigali
Rwanda is in talks that could see Kigali host the first Formula 1 race in Africa since the 1993 South African Grand Prix, according to reports. Formula 1 President CEO Stefano Domenicali in an ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Photos show pride and excitement among spectators at road cycling world championships in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Thousands of visitors have descended on Kigali, where the road cycling world championships are being hosted for the first time on African soil. A global audience of tens of ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: From Arsenal’s sleeve to Aston Villa’s chest – why Visit Rwanda’s Premier League leap matters
To take you back a few years, when Visit Rwanda first appeared on Arsenal’s sleeves in 2018, it was a bold statement. Little did the world know that it was just the beginning. Bayern Munich followed, ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Kigali, kicks and kings of the road
Coming up this week: cycling’s first world championships in Africa, athletics’ climactic weekend in Tokyo, and Formula One’s title battle reaches its constructors’ climax in Baku. Here’s your Inside ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Rwanda: Why International Sports Events Are Already Benefiting Ordinary Rwandans
The average Rwandan may not wear a suit at an international investors' summit or sit courtside at a BAL game, but they are increasingly benefiting from the economic activity, infrastructure, jobs, and ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased a soccer ball, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shrieked in joy as they ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Award of Merit, Sports/Entertainment: Kigali Arena
The project team building this 10,000-seat multipurpose complex finished in just six months, despite working in a landlocked African country where materials typically take two months to arrive. The ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: Rayon Sports seal Rwf1bn-per-year deal with Bank of Kigali
Rayon Sports have signed a renewable five-and-a-half-year partnership agreement with Bank of Kigali (BK), which becomes the club's platinum sponsor in a deal worth Rwf1 billion annually. The agreement ...
News Rwanda » Kigali » Sports: From Kigali to Villa Park: How Rwanda is expanding sport into a global ambition
The Aston Villa deal is Rwanda’s boldest attempt yet to transform football visibility into tourism, investment and international influence NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | When English Premier League ...