{"id":2000122868,"date":"2026-08-17T14:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000122868"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:03:48","slug":"rwanda-premier-league-partners-with-hudl-to-boost-global-football-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-premier-league-partners-with-hudl-to-boost-global-football-visibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Premier League partners with Hudl to boost global football visibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement will make matches from Rwanda\u2019s top division available on Hudl Wyscout, a platform used by scouts, coaches and football professionals for video analysis, player assessment and recruitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership announced on Monday, August 17, gives Rwandan clubs and players another avenue for international exposure, while introducing video and performance-analysis tools for technical teams within the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe platform will also provide our technical personnel with detailed video and performance data, helping coaches, analysts and sporting departments make more informed, evidence-based decisions,\u201d said Jules Karangwa, CEO of the Rwanda Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda national team head coach Stephen Constantine welcomed the introduction of the platform, pointing to its potential to increase the visibility of local talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRwanda is rich with untapped talent, and these young athletes deserve to be seen. With this technology, their skills can reach a wider audience, opening doors to opportunities that were previously out of reach,\u201d Constantine said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mateo Bourrut Lacouture, Strategic Partnership Manager at Hudl, said the multi-year agreement forms part of the Rwanda Premier League\u2019s wider efforts to use technology and data to improve clubs, support player development and raise the profile of Rwandan football internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership gives the BK Pro League a new connection to the international scouting market, potentially making Rwandan players and clubs more visible to football professionals beyond the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000122869\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The partnership announced on Monday, August 17, gives Rwandan clubs and players another avenue for international exposure, while introducing video and performance-analysis tools for technical teams within the league.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwanda Premier League has entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement with sports technology company Hudl, bringing the BK Pro League to Hudl Wyscout for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000122869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000122868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":2000122456,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-14-at-11.58.47-AM.jpeg","title":"WhatsApp Image 2026-08-14 at 11.58.47 AM","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":2000122456,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-14-at-11.58.47-AM.jpeg","title":"WhatsApp Image 2026-08-14 at 11.58.47 AM","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000122869,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":627,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg","width":1000,"height":627},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg","width":1000,"height":627},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg","width":1000,"height":627},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg","width":1000,"height":627},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/cover-apr-a6933.jpg","width":1000,"height":627}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000122868","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\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000122868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000122868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000122870,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000122868\/revisions\/2000122870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000122869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000122868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000122868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000122868"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000122868"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000122868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}