Burundi national football team

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The Burundi national football team (Template:Langx), nicknamed The Swallows (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), represents Burundi in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Burundi previously did come very close to qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, losing only on penalties to Guinea in a playoff. However, in 2019, it qualified for the first time in a major tournament, and took part in the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Group B, but lost all its matches and left from the group stage without scoring a single goal.

History

Difficult beginnings (1974–1992)

The Burundi football team was created in 1971 by the Football Federation of Burundi. The Swallows' first match was in a 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification match against Somalia, which ended in a 2–0 victory. Following a 1–0 loss in the second leg, Burundi qualified to meet Egypt in the next round where they lost 5–0 on aggregate and were eliminated. It would be seventeen years before Burundi played another AFCON qualifying match. In their first twenty years, Burundi played in twenty fixtures and managed 6 wins, 2 draws and 12 defeats.

Narrowly missing qualification (1992–1998)

In 1992, Burundi entered the qualification rounds for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, but were eliminated in the first round following one win (1–0 against Ghana), one draw (0–0 against Algeria) and two losses in the reverse fixtures to finish bottom of the group. Burundi then finished joint top in their 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification group however they lost their play-off match against Guinea on penalties. Due to the Burundian Civil War, Burundi withdrew from the 1996 and 1998 AFCON qualifiers and, despite beating Sierra Leone 2–0 on aggregate and qualifying for the final round of the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they withdrew again.

African Cup of Nations qualifiers (2000–2015)

Following successive withdrawals from the AFCON qualifiers, Burundi returned for the 2000 competition, beating Tanzania in the preliminary rounds before finishing third in their group behind Burkina Faso and Senegal. In the 2002 qualifiers, Burundi again advanced to the group stages of qualification by beating Djibouti (4–1), but finished last in their group with only two points. In 2004, Burundi performed even worse, collecting no points and finishing last behind South Africa and Ivory Coast. In 2008 Burundi finished five points behind leaders Egypt and didn't make it through to the next round. In 2012 Burundi were even further adrift, finishing thirteen points behind group winners Ivory Coast. For the 2013 qualifiers, Burundi failed to advance due to away goals against Zimbabwe (2–2), and in 2015 they lost to Botswana (1–0) .

FIFA World Cup qualifiers (2002–2014)

Burundi did not participate in the 2002 qualification process but re-entered in 2006, only to get knocked out by Gabon in the first round (4–1). In 2010, Burundi managed two victories, both against Seychelles but failed to go through behind Burkina Faso and Tunisia. The 2006 and 2010 qualifiers doubled as qualification for the FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations. The following qualification cycle, Burundi were eliminated by Lesotho in the first round (3–2).

First CAN qualification (2017–present)

Saido Berahino scored on his international debut for Burundi in September 2018

After falling in the second qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup against DR Congo, Burundi focused on convincing Gaël Bigirimana and Saido Berahino to come and play for the selection, both playing in Europe (for Hibernian and Stoke City respectively). Both players agreed and Berahino scored on his debut to earn the team a 1–1 draw against Gabon. In March 2019, in the final group game, Burundi played a decisive match against Gabon needing only one point to qualify. The match ended in a draw (1–1), with a goal from Cédric Amissi earning Burundi their first opportunity to play in the Africa Cup of Nations. Burundi lost all three of their matches at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, failing to register a single goal.

Team image

Colours

Traditionally, the Burundi team wears the three colours of its flag: red, green and white.

Sponsors

During these beginnings, Burundi is equipped by Erreà, an Italian sports brand. In 2012, he signed a contract with Adidas for a period of 10 years. Despite this long-term contract with Adidas, Burundi is committed in 2018 with Nike. She even signs a contract with Lumitel (a phone brand).

Stadium

The Burundi team have played most of their matches in Bujumbura at the Intwari Stadium. The second match in its history, Burundi is playing its first home match against Somalia (3–0 victory). The Prince Louis Rwagasore stadium is home to Vital'O FC and Prince Louis FC, as well as the national team. The stadium has been renovated several times, notably in March 2018, due to a flooded pitch.

Supporters

During the matches at the Prince Louis Rwagasore stadium, the Burundian supporters are often outnumbered, in particular because of the rather low capacity of the stadium (10,000 seats) for around 13,000 spectators. Just like the players, the supporters dress in red, green and white and bring the flag of the country. During the match in March 2019 against Gabon, the authorities have made additional seats available because of the lack of space in the stands.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Patrick Sangwa Mayani
Assistant Coach Template:Flagicon Philippe Habimana
Goalkeeping Coach Template:Flagicon Abdoul Ndizeye
Match Analyst Template:Flagicon Auguste Nduwimana
Fitness Coach Template:Flagicon Antoine Nshimiyimana
Doctors Template:Flagicon Dr. Gauthier Ndayambaje
Template:Flagicon Dr. Laurent Ngabonziza
Physiotherapists Template:Flagicon Baudouin Niyomukiza
Template:Flagicon Gervayi Ngendahayo
Template:Flagicon André Ndayishimiye
Template:Flagicon Flavien Niyigena
Team Coordinator Template:Flagicon Selemani Ndikumana
Technical Director Template:Flagicon Olivier Niyungeko

Coaching history

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Players

Current squad

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Caps and goals are correct as of 29 December 2024, after the match against Uganda.

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Recent call-ups

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Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Burundi.
Most appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Karim Nizigiyimana 66 0 2004–2023
2 Cédric Amissi 56 10 2009–2023
3 Fiston Abdul Razak 53 19 2009–present
Christophe Nduwarugira 53 7 2012–present
5 Frédéric Nsabiyumva 52 1 2013–present
6 Gaël Duhayindavyi 50 2 2011–2019
Shassiri Nahimana 50 2 2013–present
8 Hassan Hakizimana 46 1 2007–2014
Pierre Kwizera 46 3 2009–2019
10 Jonathan Nahimana 45 0 2017–present
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Fiston Abdul Razak 19 53 {{#expr:19/53 round 2}} 2009–present
2 Saidi Ntibazonkiza 13 36 {{#expr:13/36 round 2}} 2004–present
3 Selemani Ndikumana 12 33 {{#expr:12/33 round 2}} 2003–2019
4 Banga Lewis Kubi 11 16 {{#expr:11/16 round 2}} 1998–2004
5 Cédric Amissi 10 56 {{#expr:10/56 round 2}} 2009–2023
6 Jospin Nshimirimana 8 14 {{#expr:8/14 round 2}} 2020–present
Papa Claude Nahimana 8 29 {{#expr:8/29 round 2}} 2007–2013
8 Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana 7 27 {{#expr:7/27 round 2}} 2017–present
Christophe Nduwarugira 7 53 {{#expr:7/53 round 2}} 2012–present
10 Amissi Tambwe 6 25 {{#expr:6/25 round 2}} 2011–2020

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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1930 to 1962 Part of Template:Fb Part of Template:Fb
1966 and 1970 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1974 to 1990 Did not enter Declined participation
Template:Flagicon 1994 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 2 4
Template:Flagicon 1998 Withdrew during qualifying 2 2 0 0 2 0
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 4
Template:Flagicon 2010 6 2 0 4 5 9
Template:Flagicon 2014 2 0 1 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2018 4 2 0 2 5 6
Template:Flagicon 2022 2 0 2 0 2 2
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 10 3 1 6 13 13
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total Template:Tooltip 32 10 6 16 32 41

Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Cup of Nations record
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Template:Flagicon 1957 to Template:Flagicon 1962 Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1963 to Template:Flagicon 1972 Not affiliated to CAF
Template:Flagicon 1974 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1976 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1978 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1980 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1982 to Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1994 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1996 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1998 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 to Template:Flagicon 2017 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2019 Group stage 22nd 3 0 0 3 0 4
Template:Flagicon 2021 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2023
Template:Flagicon 2025
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 To be determined
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Total Group stage 1/35 3 0 0 3 0 4

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 1
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Template:Flagicon 2009 Did not qualify
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Template:Flagicon 2014 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Template:Flagicon 2016 Did not qualify
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Total Group stage 1/7 3 1 1 1 4 4

CECAFA Cup

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Honours

Regional

References

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