Musongati FC

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Musongati
Full nameMusongati Football Club
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundStade Ingoma, Gitega, Burundi
Capacity7,000[citation needed]
ChairmanDennis Karera
ManagerHussein Nahimana
LeagueLigue A
2021–22Ligue A, 9th of 16

Musongati Football Club, commonly known as Musongati FC or simply Musongati, is a Burundian professional football club based in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi. The club competes in Ligue A, the top level of Burundi's football league system, and plays its home matches at 7,000 capacity Stade Ingoma. Musongati's colours are green and yellow and represent the rich Burundi vegetation.

History[edit]

The club was founded in 1976 in the city of Gitega.[1] Musongati promoted to top-flight of the Burundian football at the end of 2015–16 season winning the Group B of the Burundi Second Division.

Musongati achieved a fifth-place finish in the 2016–17 season, the 7th place at the end of the 2017–18 season and reached the quarter-finals of Coupe du Président de la République in 2018, losing 0–2 against BS Dynamik.

The yellow-greens finished as runners-up in the 2018–19 season, as well in the 2019–20 season and won their first major trophy in 2020, the Coupe du Président de la République, beating in the final Rukinzo 1–1 (5–4) at penalty shoot-out.[2][3]

Musongati consequently made its debut in the CAF Confederation Cup the following season, losing in the preliminary round to Zambian club Green Eagles 2–2 at Stade Intwari in Bujumbura and 1–2 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.[4][5]

Over the following two seasons, the yellow-greens returned to mid-table, ending the 2020–21 season in fifth position and ninth in the 2021–22 season. Also, managed to qualify to the semi-finals in 2021 and in the quarter-finals in 2022 of Coupe du President de la Republique, losing each time to city rivals, Flambeau du Centre.[6]

Honours[edit]

Burundi Ligue A

Burundi Ligue B

  • Winners (1): 2015–16

Coupe du Président de la République

  • Winners (1): 2020

Performance in CAF competitions[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary round Zambia Green Eagles 2–2 1–2 2–3

Squad[edit]

As of 12 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Burundi BDI Allidou Hakizimana
3 MF Burundi BDI Chris Ndikumana
28 DF Burundi BDI Barros Tambwe
17 DF Burundi BDI David Sinbagiye
12 DF Burundi BDI Djuma Muhamedi
2 DF Burundi BDI Franck Nduwimana
15 MF Burundi BDI Hamissi Harerimana
4 DF Burundi BDI Iddy Karikumutima
22 GK Burundi BDI Ismail Wilonja
13 MF Burundi BDI Issa Hubert Nsabimana
23 MF Burundi BDI Desire Nduwimana
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Burundi BDI Issa Modela
5 DF Burundi BDI Josue Alberto Mugisha
11 DF Burundi BDI Kessy Jordan Nimbona
1 GK Burundi BDI Laurent Sakubu
7 MF Burundi BDI Mossi Nduwumwe
16 MF Burundi BDI Numbe Ndayishimiye
10 MF Burundi BDI Selemahi Halidi
6 DF Burundi BDI Tresor Mubango
19 FW Burundi BDI Tresor Shaka
21 DF Burundi BDI Valentin Nestor Bizimana
14 MF Burundi BDI Hassan Harerimana

Management and staff[edit]

As of 12 August 2022
Position Name
Head coach Burundi Hussein Nahimana
Assistant coach Burundi Christian Musore
Manager Burundi Christian Musore
Team Doctor Burundi Spageon Nsabimana
Goalkeeper Coach Burundi Schaddien Mugisha
Kit manager Burundi Jean Bosco Ntakarutimana

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Qui sera champion entre Musongati et Flambeau du Centre, ces deux grands clubs de Gitega?" [Who will be champion between Musongati and Flambeau du Centre, these two great clubs of Gitega?]. agaseke.bi. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.(in French)
  2. ^ "Musongati edge Rukinzo to clinch Burundi FA Cup". cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Musongati FC remporte une coupe, pour la première fois de son histoire" [Musongati FC wins a cup, for the first time in its history]. iwacu-burundi.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.(in French)
  4. ^ "Musongati to face Green Eagles in CAF Confederation Cup first Preliminary round". ground-sports.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "CAF Confed Cup: Eagles fly over Musongati into the second preliminary round". zambianfootball.co.zm. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Coupe du président : Flambeau du Centre rejoint les demi-finales" [President's Cup: Flambeau du Centre reaches the semi-finals]. lerenouveau.digital. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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