Rwanda national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Amavubi (The Wasps) | ||
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| Association | Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Milutin Sredojević | ||
| Captain | Olivier Karekezi | ||
| Top scorer | Olivier Karekezi (24) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Amahoro | ||
| FIFA code | RWA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 110 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 78 (December 2008) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 178 (July 1999) | ||
| Elo ranking | 116 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Burundi 6–2 Rwanda  (Libreville, Gabon; 29 June 1976) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Rwanda 9–0 Djibouti  (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Cameroon 5–0 Rwanda (Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 1976)  Zaire 6–1 Rwanda (Gabon; 12 July 1976)  Tunisia 5–0 Rwanda (Tunis, Tunisia; 10 April 1983)  Uganda 5–0 Rwanda (Kampala, Uganda; 1 August 1998) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Round 1 | ||
The Rwanda national football team, nicknamed Amavubi (The Wasps), is the national team of Rwanda and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and reached their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.
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[edit] Competition records
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 1980 – Did not enter
- 1982 to 1984 – Did not qualify
- 1986 – Did not enter
- 1988 – Withdrew
- 1990 to 1998 – Did not enter
- 2000 to 2002 – Did not qualify
- 2004 – Round 1
- 2006 to 2012 – Did not qualify
[edit] Honours
- Champions: 1998
- Runners-up: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
[edit] Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
This is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition |
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| 4 September 2010 | Abidjan |  Côte d'Ivoire |
0–3 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 9 October 2010 | Kigali |  Benin |
0–3 | 2012 ACN qualifications |
| 17 November 2010 | Blantyre |  Malawi |
1–2 | Friendly |
| 1 December 2010 | Dar es Salaam |  Sudan |
0–0 | Friendly |
| 8 December 2010 | Dar es Salaam |  Tanzania |
0–1 | Friendly |
| 26 March 2011 | TBD | Burundi |
3–1 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 5 June 2011 | TBD | Burundi |
1–3 | 2012 ACN qualification |
[edit] Head coaches
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[edit] Current squad
The following 18-man squad was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Eritrea on 15 November 2011.
Caps and goals updated as at 14 November 2011.
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