Soaked

Aston Villa

Blood level · 4 of 4 · worst

Home shirt · 2026/27Worse than last season: Visit Rwanda took the front

The front of this shirt is paid for by the Government of Rwanda.

FRONTBACK

Paid for by a government that UN experts say has 3,000–4,000 troops fighting alongside M23 rebels in eastern Congo.

How muchUp to £20m a yearabout $27m a year

Reported estimate · SportsPro (citing The Athletic) · Jul 2026

UN experts say 3,000–4,000 Rwandan troops are fighting alongside M23 rebels in eastern Congo.UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo, final report · 2024

M23 rebels take about $800,000 a month in levies on coltan mining.UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo, final report · 2024

More than 120 tonnes of coltan a month smuggled from Congo’s Rubaya mines into Rwanda since April 2024.Global Witness · Jun 2026

Rubaya, in eastern Congo, produces about 15% of the world’s tantalum, a metal used in phones and laptops. M23 took control of the mines in 2024.Global Witness · Jun 2026

From Rwanda the coltan ships on to smelters in China, Kazakhstan and Thailand. Global Witness found it may have unwittingly reached global electronics brands.Global Witness · Jun 2026

We haven’t investigated this sponsor yet. A rating only goes up once every claim behind it is sourced.

Help rate this sponsor

Back of shirtNo sponsor on the back.

Paid for by a government that UN experts say has 3,000–4,000 troops fighting alongside M23 rebels in eastern Congo.
How muchUp to £20m a yearabout $27m a year
Reported estimate · SportsPro (citing The Athletic) · Jul 2026
UN experts say 3,000–4,000 Rwandan troops are fighting alongside M23 rebels in eastern Congo.UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo, final report · 2024
M23 rebels take about $800,000 a month in levies on coltan mining.UN Group of Experts on the DR Congo, final report · 2024
More than 120 tonnes of coltan a month smuggled from Congo’s Rubaya mines into Rwanda since April 2024.Global Witness · Jun 2026
Rubaya, in eastern Congo, produces about 15% of the world’s tantalum, a metal used in phones and laptops. M23 took control of the mines in 2024.Global Witness · Jun 2026
From Rwanda the coltan ships on to smelters in China, Kazakhstan and Thailand. Global Witness found it may have unwittingly reached global electronics brands.Global Witness · Jun 2026
We haven’t investigated this sponsor yet. A rating only goes up once every claim behind it is sourced.
Help rate this sponsor
Back of shirtNo sponsor on the back.

Over the years

Click a period or a sponsor to put that shirt on the page.