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Coronavirus: Rayon Sports budget affected by league break – Munyakazi

Rayon Sports have revealed they have to find new ways to pay players since the Rwanda Premier League took a break owing to the effects of the coronavirus.

Sportsmen in the country started feeling the pinch as early as March 15 when the Rwanda Football Federation announced matches will be played behind closed doors.

A couple of days later things became even more serious when all sports activities and events were halted when the country registered its first Covid-19 case.

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In an interview with Times Sports, Sadate Munyakazi, the President of Rayon Sports, shed some light on the woes, saying their budget has since been affected owing to the pandemic.