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Coronavirus: Ferwafa cancels Rwandan Premier League, APR FC declared winners

The federation had held consultative meetings with stakeholders before arriving at the conclusion on May 22

The Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) has cancelled all the leagues and declared APR FC champions of the 2019/20 Premier League season.

APR have been declared champions as they were leading the league log when the season was suspended meaning they have won their 18th record title since their 1993 formation.

Heroes FC and Gicumbi FC have consequently been relegated from the top-tier to the Second Division League based on their standings.

“Basing on the competence of the Ferwafa Executive Committee as stipulated in article 33 of the Ferwafa Statutes and Article 28 of the Ferwafa Internal rules and regulations, the Ferwafa Executive Committee met on May 22, 2020, and passed the following resolutions while considering the principle of the integrity of each league/competition,” Ferwafa's statement read.