Bujumbura, formerly Usumbura, is the former capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. It is on the north-eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, the second deepest lake in the world after Lake Baikal.
Football in Burundi has been affected by the civil war that broke out in Burundi. Before that, Burundi football had been doing well. Football is the most popular sport in Burundi.
The Burundi national football team, nicknamed The Swallows in the War, is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualified for the World Cup. Burundi previously did come very close to qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, losing only on penalties to Guinea in a playoff, however, in 2019, it qualified for the very first time and will take part in the Africa Cup of Nations finals in 2019.
The France national under-21 football team, known in France as Les Espoirs, is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
Vital'O FC, is a football (soccer) club from Bujumbura, Burundi. They were founded as Rwanda Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name to ALTECO in 1971, to Tout Puissant Bata in 1973, then merged with Rapid to become Espoir soon after and finally became Vital'ô around 1975.
The Toulon Tournament is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players. The tournament is named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016. Although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams, it has been limited to national teams since 1974. The tournament is held around the Region-du-Var, with the final usually being held in Toulon itself.
Le Centre Technique National Henri Guérin, commonly referred to as PEF Ploufragan, is the regional association football centre and is one of the nine élite academies of France; only the best players from the Brittany région train there. There are eight other élite youth academies in Metropolitan France covering the whole territory.
Adel Amrouche is an Algerian former player, and the current football manager of MC Alger.
Ibrahima Tandia is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Romanian club Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.
The 2013–14 Burundi Premier League or, as it is also known, Amstel Ligue is the 48th season of the highest football division of Burundi. The season began on 21 December 2013. Flambeau de l’Est the champions from the 2012-13 season, were stripped of their title due to match fixing, and LLB Académic were awarded the title.
Espoir Football Club is an association football club based in Rusizi, Rwanda. The team currently competes in the Azam Rwanda Premier League, and plays its home games at the Rusizi Stadium.
Independents of Hope is a political alliance in Burundi.
Harvey Lewis Barnes is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City.
Ogou Edmond Akichi is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the French club Paris FC in the Ligue 2.
The 2018 Coupe du Président de la République is the 7th edition of the Coupe du Président de la République, the knockout football competition of Burundi.
The 2018 Coupe du Togo is the 2018 edition of the Coupe du Togo, the knockout football competition of Togo.
