Rwanda (August 25, 2025) -The professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced four attacks for the historic very first PFL Africa semi -finals, which will take place on Saturday 18 October in BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. This event marks the largest MMA competition ever that takes place in East Africa, in which Rwanda’s growing reputation is underlined as a leading destination for sports and entertainment of world class.
Rwanda has quickly settled on the global sports card and organizes international glasses such as the Basketball Africa League (BAL), large concerts and controversial competitions. By bringing the PFL Africa -and and finals to Kigali, the MMA competition adds to that list of milestone moments and cementing Rwanda’s place as a hub for sports and culture while making history with the first large MMA event of the nation.
For the first time, the elite hunters from Africa are on their way to Benin, where four champions are crowned and the title of the very best in Africa and one of the best in the world. After two groundbreaking events in Cape Town and Johannesburg, the inaugural PFL Africa Tournament now reaches its semi -final, where heavyweight, goodweight, featherweight and bantamweight finalists are decided, with extra fighting to be announced briefly.
“This is a historic moment for PFL and for sport throughout Africa,” said John Martin, PFL CEO. “We are proud of bringing the very first PFL Africa-Halve final to Kigali’s BK Arena and to show the best of the continent on one of the most important phases.”
In the main event, that of Nigeria Patrick Ocheme (7-1), who worked out Mohamed Camara in Johannesburg to secure his place in the semi-finals, is now opposed to Burkina Faso Abdoul Razac Sankara (7-4), The flashy striker that Joburg’s knockout of the Night delivered with a spectacular main kick Shadrick Dju’s house. Their meeting draws Ocheme’s stable calmness and experience against Sankara’s explosive finishing power, with a place in the 145 pound finals hanging in the balance.
The Co-Main event contains that of South Africa Lord Zebele (9-3), known as the ‘king of many nations’, who continues his Mars through the Bantam weight bracket after an impressive version in Cape Town. There will be unbeaten about the smartcage Powerful “Power” Hookya (6-0), a dangerous competition from Zimbabwe who trains with Nicholas Hwende, the last man who hands Ndebele a loss. With national pride and personal redemption on the line in Kigali, the stage is set for a dramatic semi -final confrontation.
Welterweight sees action that of Angola Shido Boris Esperança (10-1), fresh of a viral entry of 34 seconds in Johannesburg, who takes on the unbeaten of Cameroon Octave “Marrior” Aila “Ail. (7-0), who shot TKO through his previous opponent. Both hunters ignited social media with their dancing parties, but in Rwanda only one will be able to celebrate and continue to the final.
Heavyweight Bracket opens the main map, such as Cameroon Maxwell Dyenourou came (7-1), that impressed the Cape Town-Mermany with his strength, clashing against the unbeaten in South Africa Justin Clarke (3-0), who eliminated Nana’s countryman Jashell Ticha Awa in the first round. With both men who want to establish themselves as the face of the heavyweight division of PFL Africa, fans can expect a thunderous start of the night.
PFL Africa: Rwanda main map:
BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
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Saturday, October 18
Featherweight Semi -Final Main Event: Patrick Ocheme (7-1) vs. Abdoul Razac Sankara (7-4)
Bantamweight Semi-Final Co-Main event: Lord Zebele (9-3) vs. Power Hokinya (6-0)
Welterweight Semi -final fight: Shido Boris Esperança (10-1) vs. Octave anininate (7-0)
Heavyweight Semi -Final fight: Maxwell Dyenourou came (7-1) vs. Justin Clarke (3-0)
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