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Rwanda
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Amavubi (The Wasps)
AssociationFERWAFA
ConfederationCAF
Sub-confederationCECAFA
Head coachNorthern Ireland Johnny McKinstry
CaptainHaruna Niyonzima
Top scorerOlivier Karekezi (25)
Home stadiumStade Amahoro
FIFA codeRWA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current78 Increase 16 (9 July 2015)
Highest64 (March 2015)
Lowest178 (July 1999)
First international
 Burundi 6–2 Rwanda Rwanda
(Libreville, Gabon; 29 June 1976)
Biggest win
 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
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultRound 1

The Rwanda national football team represents Rwanda in international football. It is controlled by the Rwandese Federation of Association Football (Template:Lang-fr), 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 2004.[1] 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.[2] Rwanda went on to beat DR Congo in their final 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.[3]

Team Image

Kit

File:Rwanda fans (Supporters).png
Rwandese supporters cheer their team at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round match between Rwanda and Mali.

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 been the outfitter for the Rwandan team since 2001.[4] However, between 2004 to 2009, Rwanda used L-sport as their outfitter.

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.[5] 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).[6][7]

Honours

Competition records

Head coaches

Recent results

2 August 2014 AFCON 2015
Qualification		 Rwanda  2–0
(4–3 p)		  Congo Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
15:00 UTC+2 Ndahinduka 55'
Kagere 60'		 Report Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaïd (Comoros)
Penalties
Tubane soccer ball with check mark
Mbaraga soccer ball with check mark
Kagere soccer ball with red X
Bayisenge soccer ball with check mark
Niyonzima soccer ball with red X
Sibomana soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Doré
soccer ball with check mark N'Dinga
soccer ball with check mark Ganvoula
soccer ball with check mark Bifouma
soccer ball with red X Lépicier
soccer ball with red X Lakolo
29 March 2015 Friendly Zambia  2–0  Rwanda Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Lusaka
15:00 UTC+2 Kalaba 61'
Makuka 82'		 Report
6 June 2015 (2015-06-06) Friendly Rwanda  0–0  Kenya Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
15:00 UTC+2
7 June 2015 (2015-06-07) Friendly Rwanda  2–0  Tanzania Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
15:00 UTC+2 Sibomana 45'
Rutenga 90+1'
14 June 2015 (2015-06-14) AFCON 2017
Qualification		 Mozambique  0–1  Rwanda Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
15:00 UTC+2 Report Sugira 3' Referee: Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) AFCON 2017
Qualification		 Rwanda  v  Ghana Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
15:00 UTC+2 [ Report]
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) AFCON 2017
Qualification		 Mauritius  v  Rwanda Stade George V, Curepipe
15:00 UTC+4 [ Report]
26 March 2016 (2016-03-26) AFCON 2017
Qualification		 Rwanda  v  Mauritius Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
15:00 UTC+4 [ Report]

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Mozambique on 14 June 2015.

Caps and goals updated as of 14 July 2015.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jean-Luc Ndayishimiye (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 33) 26 0 Rwanda Rayon Sports
18 1GK Olivier Kwizera (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Free agent
2 2DF Emery Bayisenge (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) 24 0 Free agent
3 2DF Faustin Usengimana Rwanda Rayon Sports
4 2DF Michel Rusheshangoga (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 16 0 Rwanda APR
5 2DF Abouba Sibomana (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 35) 20 0 Kenya Gor Mahia
13 2DF Hervé Rugwiro Rwanda APR
14 2DF Eric Rutanga (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Rwanda APR


6 3MF Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36) 57 3 Tanzania Azam FC
7 3MF Yannick Mukunzi Rwanda APR
8 3MF Jean-Claude Iranzi (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 31) 37 3 Rwanda APR
10 3MF Haruna Niyonzima (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34) 63 4 Tanzania Young Africans
15 3MF Djihad Bizimana Rwanda APR
16 3MF Andrew Buteera (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) 14 0 Rwanda APR
17 3MF Patrick Sibomana (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28) 5 1 Rwanda APR
9 4FW Jacques Tuyisenge (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 33) 11 0 Rwanda Police FC
11 4FW Ernest Sugira (1991-03-27) 27 March 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Rwanda AS Kigali
12 4FW Michel Ndahinduka (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 34) 16 5 Rwanda APR

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rwanda's football mercenaries". BBC Sport. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Rwanda snatch dramatic point". BBC Sport. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Rwanda dumped out". BBC Sport. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.oldfootballshirts.com/en/teams/r/rwanda/old-rwanda-football-shirt-s26317.html
  5. ^ http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=rwa/countryInfo.html
  6. ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/09/29/2142211/rwanda-football-boss-rallies-the-wasps-ahead-of-benin-clash
  7. ^ http://en.starafrica.com/football/rwandas-amavumbi-stars-invite-uganda-cranes-on-feb-6th.html


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