NGOZI, Burundi, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Saturday competed with Chinese community in Burundi in a football match held in Ngozi Province, northern Burundi. Nkurunziza's team, consisted of the president and retired professional football players, won the match held...
NIAMEY, 6 février (Xinhua) -- Le Niger et le Burundi se sont neutralisés (3-3) mardi après-midi au stade Général Seyni Kountché à Niamey pour le compte de la 2e journée du groupe A de la 21e Coupe d'Afrique des Nations des moins de 20 ans (CANU20), a-t-on constaté su...
Since the 1990s Burundi has tried to use sports to bring together the country’s warringfactions. Football (soccer) is popular, and Burundi has competed in severalAfrican Cup of Nationschampionships. Burundians have also excelled in athletics (track and field), none more thanVénuste Niyongabo...
NAIROBI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will play Burundi in the first round qualifiers for the 2020 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) to be staged in Ethiopia. Nick Mwendwa, president of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) said here on Monday that they intend to break the duck and qualify for th...
2015 has already been a tough year for the Seychelles national team with several international competitions played. In May, the island nation faced Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mauritius at the 2015 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup in S...
Football (soccer) is popular, and Burundi has competed in several African Cup of Nations championships. Burundians have also excelled in athletics (track and field), none more than Vénuste Niyongabo, who won a gold medal (Burundi’s first medal) in the 5,000-metre race at the 1996 ...