Rwanda National Police

The 2019 Heroes Day Cup tournament (Handball category) ended on Sunday in Gicumbi District with Police Handball Club successfully retaining title.

The defending champions registered a hard fought 29-28 win over APR in the finals to take the crown.

The two-day tournament brought together all the eleven handball teams in the national championship.

Mutuyimana Gilbert, Tuyishime Zachalie and Rwamanywa Viateur put up an impressive show to ensure that Police remain a hard team to beat.

Coach Inspector of Police (IP) Antoine Ntabanganyimana, thanked the "determination and teamwork" of his players.

"The final was surely an entertaining and hard match; it required reading the game, strong focus, determination throughout, and this paid," IP Ntabanganyimana said. 

APR came second in the tournament while ES Kigoma of Ruhango came third.