Kayanza United

Kayanza United

Full name	Kayanza United
Founded	2014;11 years ago (2014)
Ground	Stade de Gatwaro
Capacity	10,000[ citation needed ]
League	Burundi Ligue A
Website	https://www.owsports.info/sites/primusleague/teams/241379
Home colours Away colours

Kayanza FC is a professional football club based in Kayanza City, Burundi.

The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The club was founded on March 31, 2014. ^[3] In the 2016/17 season, ^[4] they reached the round of 16 of the national cup for the first time and in the following season, they also won first place in Ligue B, which allowed them to get promoted to the top-class, Ligue A ^[5] for the first time. They managed to stay up in the league with 34 points and 12th place. The best placement was in the 2020/21 season, when they had 55 points but lost on goal difference to Le Massager, who also had 55 points and became champions. ^{[6] [7]}

Current team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK   BDI Abdalla Massudi 11 GK   BDI Abdi Ndayikeza 15 GK   BDI Alexandre Rukindo 24 DF   BDI Alfred Swalehe 27 DF   BDI Athumani Radjabu 80 DF   BDI Daniel Hakizimana 17 DF   BDI Eliphaz Ndayisenga 21 DF   BDI Eric Ndoriyobija 19 DF   BDI Etienne Nduwimana 23 DF   BDI Gilbert Nininahazwe

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 MF   BDI Jean Kabura 20 MF   BDI John Franck Nzojibwami 18 MF   BDI Jules Misago 8 MF   BDI Junior Dusabe 7 MF   BDI Lazar Ndabitezimana 4 MF   BDI Mechak Ndayishimiye 9 MF   BDI Mustafa Kiraga 10 FW   BDI Omar Bigirimana 1 FW   BDI Papy Habuka 7 FW   BDI Placide Hitimana 12 FW   BDI Saidi Irakoze

Management and staff

Management and staff as of 12 August 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Gustave Niyonkuru
Assistant coach	Elvis Nizigiyimana
Manager	Elvis Nizigiyimana
Team Doctor	Edmond Mbarushimana
Goalkeeper Coach	Jean Marie Nsengiyumva
Kit manager	Emile Ndayishimiye
Physiotherapist	Emile Ndayishimiye

Honors

National competitions

• Burundi Premier League::

Runner-up: 2020–2021

• Burundi Cup:

Finalist:

Achievements

• Ligue B: 2017/18 Champions

Season placement

Season	League	Level	Placement
2017/18	Ligue B	2	1.Promoted
2018/19	Ligue A	1	12.
2019/20	Ligue A	1	12.
2020/21	Ligue A	1	2.
2021/22	Ligue A	1	13.
2022/23	Ligue A	1

References

1. Burundi, The Sports. "League". Sports org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
2. du Centre, Flameau. "Flameau". besoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
3. "Burundi - List of Foundation Dates" . Retrieved 2022-07-26.
4. "Burundi 2016/17" . Retrieved 2022-07-26.
5. "Burundi 2017/18" . Retrieved 2022-07-26.
6. "Burundi 2018/19" . Retrieved 2022-07-26.
7. "Burundi 2020/21" . Retrieved 2022-07-26.

External links

• Soccerway