BUJUMBURA, May 28 (ABP) – Sangwa Patrick, the head coach of the Burundian national football team “Intamba mu Rugamba” (The Swallows in the war) has officially announced the list of players selected for the two upcoming friendly matches. These games, scheduled for June 5 and 10, 2025, will see Burundi face Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, respectively.
The Swallows’ defense will include Derrick Mukombozi (Namungo, Tanzania), Keita Bukuru and Nicolas Kanyamukenge (Aigle Noir, Burundi), Omar Moussa (Gorilla FC, Rwanda), and Olivier Dushime (Flambeau du Centre, Burundi).
In midfield, there will be Bienvenue Kanakimana (Jablonec, Czech Republic), Akbar Muderi (Gasogi Utd, Rwanda), Henry Msanga (Police FC, Rwanda), Parfait Bizoza (Haugesund, Norway), Trésor Mossi (Sumqayit, Azerbaijan), Shassir Nahimana (Pamba Jiji FC, Tanzania), Jean Nahimana (Aigle Noir, Burundi), Ismail Nshimirimana (APR FC, Rwanda), and Diedrick Bubahe (Brattvag, Norway).
The striker position will be led by Abedi Bigirimana (Police FC, Rwanda), Jean Claude Girumugisha (Al-Hilal, Sudan), Dan Ntiharirizwa (Emmen FC, Netherlands), Amissi Mohamed (Modern Sport, Egypt), Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana (UMS Alger, Algeria), Sudi Abdallah (PSIS, Indonesia), Mokono Elie Eldhino (Fountain Gate, Tanzania), and Saido Berahino (Tabor Sezana, Slovenia).
The Swallows’ goalkeepers will be Jonathan Nahimana (Namungo FC, Tanzania), Onésime Rukundo (Police FC, Rwanda), and Dieudonné Ntibahezwa (Flambeau du Centre, Burundi).