{{Burundi champions Vital’O FC will for the first time play in the finals of Cecafa-Kagame club championship since the tournament’s inauguration way back in 1974.}}
Vital’O wrote a new page of their country’s history when they edged Rayon Sport 1-0 in the second and last semi final of this year’s tournament on Saturday evening to become the first club in Burundi making it to this level.
The highest stage the same club had earlier reached was playing in the semi finals in Kigali in 2009.
The Burundians scored through their defender Celestine Habonimana in the 75th minute when he headed home a cross from Ndikumana Yusufu. This would however have been one of the many goals but they created and put to waste several chances.
Their victory came along with three cautions to Michael Girukwishaka, Masoudi Abdallah and Damour Nkurunziza while Abouba Sibumona was the only recipient of this card from the Rayon Sport side.
Burundi that joined Cecafa in 1994 will be winning their Cecafa club championship for the first time if they beat APR in the finals on Monday. Cecafa Secretary General Nicholas Musonye said the finals would be played at 8:30 pm under floodlights.
The classification match is scheduled for 5:30 pm between El-Merreikh and Rayon Sport. The closing ceremony will be attended by several dignitaries from both the Sudanese and the Rwandese governments.
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