Rwanda national football team

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Rwanda
Nickname(s)Amavubi (The Wasps)
AssociationRwandese Association Football Federation
ConfederationCAF
Sub-confederationCECAFA
Head coachVincent Mashami[1]
CaptainHaruna Niyonzima
Most capsHaruna Niyonzima (75)
Top scorerOlivier Karekezi (25)
Home stadiumStade Amahoro
FIFA codeRWA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 137 Steady (22 December 2022)[2]
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 resultGroup stage, 2004

Rwanda national football team is the national football team of Rwanda.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Mashami is named as Rwanda's new coach". BBC Sport.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.