{"id":53152,"date":"2025-02-26T19:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T19:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/police-fc-strikes-twice-to-overcome-as-kigali-in-peace-cup-quarterfinal-photos\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T19:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T19:49:01","slug":"police-fc-strikes-twice-to-overcome-as-kigali-in-peace-cup-quarterfinal-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/police-fc-strikes-twice-to-overcome-as-kigali-in-peace-cup-quarterfinal-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Police FC strikes twice to overcome AS Kigali in Peace Cup quarterfinal (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both teams started the match with high intensity, seeking an early goal. In the 9th minute, AS Kigali\u2019s striker, Emmanuel Okwi, found the back of the net, scoring the opening goal.<\/p>\n<p>Positioned outside the penalty box, Okwi spotted Police FC goalkeeper Niyongira Patience off his line and struck the ball past his outstretched hands.<\/p>\n<p>The goal ignited Police FC\u2019s determination, and they responded in the 19th minute with a powerful strike from Bigirimana Abedi, who scored from outside the box to equalize.<\/p>\n<p>The first half, which included three minutes of added time, ended with both teams tied at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was tightly contested in midfield. Early on, Police FC came close to scoring when AS Kigali\u2019s defender misjudged a pass to Cyuzuzo Aime Gael, whose effort narrowly missed the target as the goalkeeper was caught off his line.<\/p>\n<p>In the 71st minute, substitute Ani Elijah, who had replaced Byiringiro Lague, capitalized on a defensive lapse by AS Kigali to score Police FC\u2019s second goal. The AS Kigali defense appeared to hesitate, believing Elijah was offside.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2-1 victory, Police FC takes an advantage into the second leg, scheduled between March 4-5, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82527 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0084-46c47.jpg\" alt=\"Police FC first eleven team.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82526 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20250226_155126-1131f.jpg\" alt=\"AS Kigali first eleven team.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82528 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0089-637be.jpg\" alt=\"Bigirimana Abedi dribbles past Captain Haruna Niyonzima.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82525 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0112-d7a1c.jpg\" alt=\"Police FC fans cheer their team as it cruises past AS Kigali.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82519 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0098-c3a9f.jpg\" alt=\"Nsabimana Eric Zidane showed a classic defensive display.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82516 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0090-635f4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82517 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0091-10301.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82518 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0094-27c04.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82520 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0101-1176a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82521 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0106-5a5c3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82522 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0110-0d294.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82523 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0108-efc05.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-82524 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20250226-wa0111-1a453.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police FC defeated AS Kigali 2-1 in the first leg of the Peace Cup quarterfinals, held at Kigali Pel\u00e9 Stadium on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000082515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","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 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