APA – Kigali (Rwanda) – Somalia’s Gaadiidka FC arrived in Kigali late Wednesday night ahead of their game against Rwanda’s military side APR FC in the preliminary round of Champions League scheduled for Saturday at Kigali Pelé Stadium
Gaadiidka FC, previously known as AutoParco, is a Somalian Premier League club based in the Banadir part of Mogadishu.
The club is owned by the Transport Department of the Somalian Government and it was established in 1942 to provide recreation in sports for workers at the institution.
After winning the title in 2021, they again lifted the title in the 2022/23 season in Somalia.
Effective 2023/24 season, Rwanda’s Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club (APR FC) team has resumed hiring foreign players.
With its former local player policy, APR FC has succeeded on the domestic level and managed to win seven league titles and two peace cups.
However, the military side also struggled to make an impression on the continental level and to make it into the group stages of either the CAF Champions League or Confederation Cup.
For instance, APR FC won CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2004, 2007 and 2010 after ending up as losing finalists in 1996 and 2000.
Last year, the club reached the Second Round of the CAF Champions League for the first time in club history.
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