Rwanda national football team

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Rwanda
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Amavubi (The Wasps)
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
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Burundi 6–2 Rwanda Rwanda
(Libreville, Gabon; 29 June 1976)
Biggest win
Rwanda Rwanda 9–0 Djibouti 
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Cameroon 5–0 Rwanda Rwanda
(Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 1976)
 Zaire 6–1 Rwanda Rwanda
(Gabon; 12 July 1976)
 Tunisia 5–0 Rwanda Rwanda
(Tunis, Tunisia; 10 April 1983)
 Uganda 5–0 Rwanda Rwanda
(Kampala, Uganda; 1 August 1998)
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.

Contents

[edit] Competition records

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record

[edit] Honours

CECAFA Cup
  • 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
4 September 2010 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 0–3 2012 ACN qualification
9 October 2010 Kigali Benin Benin 0–3 2012 ACN qualifications
17 November 2010 Blantyre Malawi Malawi 1–2 Friendly
1 December 2010 Dar es Salaam Sudan Sudan 0–0 Friendly
8 December 2010 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Tanzania 0–1 Friendly
26 March 2011 TBD BurundiBurundi 3–1 2012 ACN qualification
5 June 2011 TBD Burundi Burundi 1–3 2012 ACN qualification

[edit] Head coaches

[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.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Jean-Luc Ndayishimiye 25 May 1991 (1991-05-25) (age 20) 15 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
18 GK Jean-Claude Ndoli 7 October 1986 (1986-10-07) (age 25) 19 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
13 DF Ismaël Nshutiyamagara 10 May 1987 (1987-05-10) (age 24) 22 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
2 DF Mao Kalisa 22 November 1988 (1988-11-22) (age 23) 7 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Kinshasa
3 DF Albert Ngabo 7 November 1986 (1986-11-07) (age 25) 8 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
23 DF Abouba Sibomana 17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) (age 23) 6 0 Rwanda Rayon Sports
39 DF Adolphe Hakundukize 27 December 1990 (1990-12-27) (age 21) 1 0 Rwanda Kiyovu Sport
39 DF Abdul Sibomana 10 December 1981 (1981-12-10) (age 30) 17 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
39 DF Donatien Tuyizere 28 January 1987 (1987-01-28) (age 24) 11 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
5 DF Emery Bayisenge 28 March 1994 (1994-03-28) (age 17) 2 0 Rwanda Amaguju Nyamagabe
4 MF Frédéric Ndaka 7 July 1985 (1985-07-07) (age 26) 4 0 Rwanda Etincelles
19 MF Andrew Buteera 3 February 1994 (1994-02-03) (age 17) 1 0 Rwanda Kiyovu Sport
14 MF Jérôme Sina 18 February 1989 (1989-02-18) (age 22) 2 0 Rwanda Rayon Sports
15 MF Hussein Sibomana 17 March 1986 (1986-03-17) (age 25) 5 0 Rwanda Kiyovu Sport
45 MF Patrick Mutesa Mafisango 9 March 1980 (1980-03-09) (age 31) 23 2 Tanzania Simba SC
12 MF Jean-Claude Iranzi 4 December 1992 (1992-12-04) (age 19) 12 2 Rwanda APR Kigali
16 MF Eric Gasana 4 April 1984 (1984-04-04) (age 27) 25 3 Rwanda APR Kigali
6 MF Charles Tibingana 28 August 1994 (1994-08-28) (age 17) 2 0 Uganda Proline Academy
7 MF Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza 25 July 1988 (1988-07-25) (age 23) 27 0 Rwanda APR Kigali
8 MF Haruna Niyonzima 2 November 1984 (1984-11-02) (age 27) 33 3 Tanzania Young Africans
9 FW Elias Uzamukunda 15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 20) 6 3 France Cannes
29 FW Jacques Tuyisenge 22 September 1991 (1991-09-22) (age 20) 4 0 Rwanda Police Kibungo
10 FW Labama Bokota 6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) (age 26) 20 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Kinshasa
11 FW Olivier Karekezi 27 May 1983 (1983-05-27) (age 28) 41 11 Rwanda APR Kigali
41 FW Eric Serugaba 26 June 1989 (1989-06-26) (age 22) 1 0 Rwanda Kiyovu Sport
30 FW Peter Kagabo 11 November 1985 (1985-11-11) (age 26) 5 0 Rwanda Police Kibungo
17 FW Meddie Kagere 10 October 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 25) 3 1 Rwanda Police Kibungo

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