• Sabah 2-0 Slavia Prague

Rwandan international forward Joy-Lance Mickels has etched his name into football folklore once again, becoming the first-ever Rwandan player to score in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Mickels, who already holds the distinction of being the first Rwandan to feature at this elite level of club football, has been in lethal form after finishing as the top scorer throughout the Champions League qualifying rounds, he proved he belongs on the grandest stage with a moment of pure brilliance in the game’s dying moments.

The forward got Sabah’s second goal as they beat Slavia Prague 2-0 in Azerbaijan for the historic win as well at the Baku Olympic stadium on Tuesday.

The striker who also netted for the Amavubi in the 3-1 win over Liberia during the Pamoja Afcon 2027 qualifiers last month has now scored 10 goals for club and country this season.

It was the first time in history that Sabah Baku won a group stages game in the competition.

As Sabah FK celebrates a legendary night in Baku, football fans in Rwanda and across East Africa will be watching closely to see how far their history-making talisman can carry this momentum.