Nickname(s) |
Intamba Les Hirondelles (The Swallows) |
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Association | Fédération de Football du Burundi |
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 |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 141 2 (6 April 2017) |
Highest | 96 (August 1993) |
Lowest | 160 (July 1998) |
Elo ranking | |
Current | 128 (26 March 2017) |
Highest | 79 (13 December 1998) |
Lowest | 159 (4 December 2009) |
First international | |
Uganda 7–5 Burundi (Kampala, Uganda; October 9, 1964) |
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Biggest win | |
Burundi 7-0 Djibouti (Bujumbura, Burundi; March 11, 2017) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Congo 8–0 Burundi (Cameroon; December 24, 1977) |
The Burundi national football team (Intamba m'Urugamba), nicknamed Les Hirondelles dans la guerre (The Swallows in the War), 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.