Rwanda national football team
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Nickname(s) | Amavubi (The Wasps) | ||
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Association | FERWAFA | ||
Confederation | CAF | ||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA | ||
Head coach | Vincent Mashami[1] | ||
Captain | Haruna Niyonzima | ||
Most caps | Haruna Niyonzima (75) | ||
Top scorer | Olivier Karekezi (25) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Amahoro | ||
FIFA code | RWA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
137 | ||
Highest | 64 (March 2015) | ||
Lowest | 178 (July 1999) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
138 | ||
Highest | 95 (October 2008) | ||
Lowest | 150 (July 1996) | ||
First international | |||
(Libreville, Gabon; 29 June 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 1976) (Gabon; 12 July 1976) (Tunis, Tunisia; 10 April 1983) (Kampala, Uganda; 1 August 1998) | |||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2004 |
The Rwanda national football team represents Rwanda in international football. It is controlled by the Rwandese Federation of Association Football (French: Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association), the governing body of football in Rwanda, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), as well as the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), a CAF sub-confederation that governs football in East and Central Africa. The team bears the nickname Amavubi (Kinyarwanda for The Wasps), and primarily plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali, the nation's capital. They have never qualified for a World Cup finals, and reached their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.
History
Rwanda qualified for its first Africa Cup of Nations in the 2004 edition.[2] At the tournament, they lost their opening match 2–1 to Tunisia before winning their first ever point in the competition after a 1–1 draw against Guinea.[3] Rwanda went on to beat DR Congo in their final group match by a 1–0 scoreline, but it wasn't enough, as elsewhere in the group, Guinea and Tunisia drew, meaning both teams progressed to the quarter-finals, and Rwanda were eliminated.[4]
Team image
Kit
In 2001, after adopting the new flag of Rwanda, The Federation (FERWAFA) changed the color of the team kit. The new team kit consists of a yellow jersey, blue shorts and green socks for home matches, while their away kit is either all white or all blue. Adidas has generally been the manufacturer for the Rwandan team since 2001.[5] However, between 2004 and 2009, Rwanda used L-sport as their outfitter, and in 2015 the side started wearing kit provided by AMS, an emerging Australian supplier.
Names
Under the official FIFA Trigramme the team's name is abbreviated as RWA; this acronym is used by FIFA, the CAF and the CECAFA to identify the team in official competitions.[6] However the team was more commonly known as the RR, the acronym for the country's official name, Repubulika y'u Rwanda or République du Rwanda, which the local press used when they referred to the team as the RR XI. The national team is often referred to as Amavubi (The Wasps).[7][8]
Honours
Competition records
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 54 |
Africa Cup of Nations record
African Nations Championship record
Head coaches
Otto Pfister (1972–76) Metin Türel (1991) Longin Rudasingwa (1998-1999) Rudi Gutendorf (1999–00) Longin Rudasingwa interim Ratomir Dujković (2001–04) Roger Palmgren (2004–05) Michael Nees (2006–07) Josip Kuže (2007–08) Raoul Shungu (2008, interim) Branko Tucak (2008–09) Eric Nshimiyimana (2009–10, interim) Sellas Tetteh (2010–11) Milutin Sredojević (2011–13) Eric Nshimiyimana (2013–14) Stephen Constantine (2014–2015) Lee Johnson (2015, interim) Johnny McKinstry (2015–16) Gilbert Kanyankore (2016, interim) Jimmy Mulisa (2016, interim) Antoine Hey (2017–2018) Vincent Mashami (2018–present)
Recent results
15 July 2017 2018 CHANQ | Tanzania | 1–1 | Mwanza, Tanzania | |
16:00 EAT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan) |
22 July 2017 2018 CHANQ | Rwanda | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
15:30 CAT | Report | Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda) |
7 August 2017 Friendly | Rwanda | 2–1 | Kigali, Rwanda | |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda) |
12 August 2017 2018 CHANQ | Uganda | 3–0 | Kampala, Uganda | |
16:00 EAT | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
19 August 2017 2018 CHANQ | Rwanda | 2–0 (2–3 agg.) | Kigali, Rwanda | |
15:30 CAT |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan) |
9 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Rwanda | 1–2 | Kigali, Rwanda | |
15:30 CAT |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia) |
12 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Guinea | 2–0 | Conakry, Guinea | |
16:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia) |
16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Rwanda | v | Kigali, Rwanda | |
15:30 CAT | Report | Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) |
16 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Rwanda | v | Rwanda | |
Report |
22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ | Ivory Coast | v | Ivory Coast | |
Report |
Current squad
The following squad was selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Ivory Coast on 12 October 2018.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Olivier Kwizera | 30 July 1995 | 10 | 0 | |
16 | GK | Abouba Bashunga | 22 November 1995 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Emmanuel Imanishimwe | 2 February 1995 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Eric Rutanga | 7 November 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Fitina Omborenga | 20 May 1996 | 7 | 1 | |
14 | DF | Salomon Nirisarike | 23 March 1993 | 16 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Abdoul Rwatubyaye | 23 October 1996 | 6 | 1 | |
17 | DF | Thierry Manzi | 12 July 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Herve Rugwiro | 21 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Michel Rusheshangoga | 25 August 1994 | 15 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Djihad Bizimana | 12 December 1996 | 18 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Yannick Mukunzi | 2 October 1995 | 17 | 1 | |
8 | MF | Djabel Manishimwe | 10 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Kevin Muhire | 17 October 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Jean-Claude Iranzi | 5 October 1990 | 54 | 3 | |
16 | MF | Andrew Buteera | 3 October 1994 | 16 | 0 | |
5 | FW | Meddie Kagere | 27 March 1991 | 23 | 12 | |
9 | FW | Jacques Tuyisenge | 22 September 1991 | 17 | 3 | |
18 | FW | Danny Usengimana | 10 March 1996 | 5 | 0 |
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45234187
- ↑ "Rwanda's football mercenaries". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Rwanda snatch dramatic point". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Rwanda dumped out". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Rwanda football shirt 1994 – 1996". oldfootballshirts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Member Association – Rwanda". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rwanda football Boss Rallies The Wasps Ahead Of Benin Clash - Goal.com". goal.com. Goal. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rwanda's Amavumbi Stars invite Uganda Cranes on Feb 6th". starafrica.com. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
- Official Website
- Rwanda at the FIFA website
- Rwanda at CAF Online
- Official Facebook
- Official Twitter