Burundi national football team

Burundi
Nickname(s) Intamba
Les Hirondelles
(The Swallows)
Association Fédération de Football du Burundi (FFB)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation CECAFA
(East & Central Africa)
Head coach Olivier Niyungeko
Captain Selemani Ndikumana
Top scorer Selemani Ndikumana (13)
Home stadium Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium
FIFA code BDI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 148 Steady (20 September 2018)
Highest 96 (August 1993)
Lowest 160 (July 1998)
Elo ranking
Current 128 Steady (30 August 2018)
Highest 79 (13 December 1998)
Lowest 159 (4 December 2009)
First international
 Uganda 7–5 Burundi 
(Kampala, Uganda; October 9, 1964)[1]
Biggest win
 Burundi 7–0 Djibouti 
(Bujumbura, Burundi; March 11, 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Congo 8–0  Burundi
(Cameroon; December 24, 1977)[1]

The Burundi national football team (Kirundi: Intamba m'Urugamba), nicknamed The Swallows in the War (French: Les Hirondelles dans la guerre), is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi (FFB). The team has never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals. However, Burundi did come very close to qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, losing only on penalties to Guinea in a playoff.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 2 4
France 1998 Withdrew during qualifying 2 2 0 0 2 0
South Korea Japan 2002 Withdrew Withdrew
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 4
South Africa 2010 6 2 0 4 5 9
Brazil 2014 2 0 1 1 2 3
Russia 2018 4 2 0 2 5 6
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total 0/21 20 7 3 10 17 26

Africa Cup of Nations record

CAF Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 to Egypt 1974 Did not enter
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 Did not enter
Nigeria 1980 Withdrew
Libya 1982 to Senegal 1992 Did not enter
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify
South Africa 1996 Did not enter
Burkina Faso 1998 Withdrew
Ghana Nigeria 2000 to Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Total-0/31------

African Nations Championship record

  • 2014 – Group stage
  • 2016 – Did not qualify
  • 2018 – Did not qualify

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Gabon on 7 September 2018.

Caps & goals as of 10 September 2018.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jonathan Nahimana (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 9 0 Burundi TP Bata
16 1GK Dieudonné Ntibahezwa (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 0 0 Zambia ZESCO United
3 2DF Rashid Léon Harerimana (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 4 0 Burundi Lydia Ludic Burundi Académic FC
2DF Yussuf Ndikumana (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 4 1 Burundi Lydia Ludic Burundi Académic FC
2DF Issa Hakizimana (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 3 0 Burundi Lydia Ludic Burundi Académic FC
19 2DF Frederic Nsabiyumva (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 19 0 South Africa Chippa United
2DF Fataki Imani (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 0 0 Belgium Géants Athois
14 2DF Omar Ngandu (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 0 0 Rwanda Kigali
3MF Didier Kavumbagu (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 9 2 Tanzania Azam F.C.
3MF Pierre Kwizera (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 4 0 Rwanda Rayon Sport F.C.
3MF Fuadi Ndayisenga (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 4 0 Kenya Sofapaka F.C.
22 3MF Christophe Nduwarugira (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 3 1 Portugal União da Madeira
10 3MF Shasiri Nahimana (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 1 0 Rwanda Rayon Sport F.C.
5 3MF Gaël Bigirimana (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 2 0 Scotland Motherwell
3MF Olivier Bayizere (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 0 0 Burundi Bujumbura City
2 3MF Trésor Ndikumana (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 2 2 Burundi LLB Académic FC
7 4FW Fiston Abdul Razak (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 32 12 Algeria Kabylie
18 4FW Saido Berahino (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 1 1 England Stoke City
11 4FW Selemani Ndikumana (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 30 13 Qatar Al-Mesaimeer
9 4FW Cedric Amissi (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 33 8 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun
21 4FW Bienvenue Shaka (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 0 0 Tunisia Etoile du Sahel

Results and fixtures

Coaches

References

  1. 1 2 Barrie Courtney. "Burundi – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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