Musongati FC

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Musongati
Full nameMusongati Football Club
Founded1976;49 years ago (1976)
Ground Stade Ingoma, Gitega, Burundi
Capacity7,000[ citation needed ]
ChairmanDennis Karera
Manager Hussein Nahimana
League Ligue A
2024–25 Ligue A, 2nd 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.

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History

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

Burundi Ligue A

Burundi Ligue B

Coupe du Président de la République

Performance in CAF competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary round Flag of Zambia.svg Green Eagles 2–21–22–3

Squad

As of 12 August 2022

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

Management and staff

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

References

  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.