{"id":2000114237,"date":"2026-06-02T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000114237"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:06:22","slug":"city-of-kigali-announces-end-of-sponsorship-agreements-with-kiyovu-sports-and-gasogi-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/city-of-kigali-announces-end-of-sponsorship-agreements-with-kiyovu-sports-and-gasogi-united\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Kigali announces end of sponsorship agreements with Kiyovu Sports and Gasogi United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a letter issued on June 1, 2026, the city administration, which has been a key sponsor of both clubs, officially notified them that the current funding arrangements will come to an end at the close of the existing contract period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a letter signed by the City of Kigali Mayor, Samuel Dusengiyumva, the sponsorship agreements took effect on July 1, 2025, and were set to run until June 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, on March 12, 2026, the City of Kigali had written to Kiyovu Sports proposing a consolidation of its supported clubs under a single structure, involving AS Kigali and Gasogi United. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the proposed arrangement was not accepted by Gasogi United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dusengiyumva thanked the clubs for their cooperation throughout the partnership period, noting that the collaboration had contributed to the development of sports and talent promotion in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am writing to inform you that the financial support provided by the City of Kigali will cease upon the expiration of the partnership agreement on June 30, 2026,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI also take this opportunity to appreciate the partnership and results achieved during our collaboration in promoting sports and nurturing talent within the City of Kigali.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gasogi United FC president Kakoza Nkuriza Charles also expressed gratitude for the partnership, saying it had contributed positively to the club\u2019s development and youth empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the fruitful journey we have shared, which ensured smooth cooperation between Gasogi United Football Club and the City of Kigali,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the partnership had helped identify and develop young talent, giving opportunities to Rwandan youth and improving their access to education and football-related prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout this journey, we have worked together to change many lives,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the arrangement, the City of Kigali had been providing an annual sponsorship of about Rwf 150 million to each club. In return, the teams promoted city campaigns related to hygiene, security, and other public awareness initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the end of these agreements, AS Kigali remains the only club still directly supported by the City of Kigali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AS Kigali remains the only team sponsored by the City of Kigali. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The City of Kigali has announced the end of sponsorship partnership with Kiyovu Sports and Gasogi United FC effective June 30, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The City of Kigali has informed Kiyovu Sports and Gasogi United FC that their partnership agreements will not be renewed once they expire on June 30, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000114240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000114237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000114240,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/he_vykswuaebyww-ad773-1.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":643,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/he_vykswuaebyww-ad773-1.jpg","width":150,"height":96},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/he_vykswuaebyww-ad773-1.jpg","width":300,"height":193},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/he_vykswuaebyww-ad773-1.jpg","width":768,"height":494},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/he_vykswuaebyww-ad773-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":643},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/he_vykswuaebyww-ad773-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":643}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000114237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000114237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000114237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000114241,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000114237\/revisions\/2000114241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000114240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000114237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000114237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000114237"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000114237"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000114237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}