Rukiya Bizimana

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Rukiya Bizimana
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 16) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Etoile du matin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Etoile du matin
National team
2021– Burundi 2 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2022. [2]

Rukiya Bizimana (born 23 March 2006) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a forward for Etoile du matin and Burundi women's national team. [2] [3] [4]

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International career

In February 2022, Bizimana scored four goals in their 11–1 aggregate victory over Djibouti which qualified them to the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations, their first African Women's Cup of Nations tournament. [5] [3]

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References

  1. Rukiya Bizimana at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Rukiya Bizimana". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Burundi earn maiden WAFCON ticket after double against Djibouti". CAFOnline. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "Burundi inch closer to maiden WAFCON after big home win". CAFOnline. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. "Burundi qualify for first ever Women's Afcon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2022.