Sandrine Niyonkuru

Sandrine Niyonkuru

Niyonkuru with FC Masar during the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League.
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Changchun Dazhong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Fofila
	La Colombe
	Fountain Gate Princess	4	(8)
2022-2025	Masar	69	(111)
2025-	Changchun Dazhong	5	(8)
International career
2019–	Burundi	16	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandrine Niyonkuru (born 1 January 2000) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian club Tutankhamun and the Burundi women's national team. ^[2]

Club career

Niyonkuru has previously played for Tanzanian club Fountaingate Schools. ^[3] As of 2023, she played for Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Women's Premier League. With Tutankhamun, Niyonkuru scored both goals in the team's 2–1 victory in the 2022/23 Egyptian Ladies FA Cup, the team's first-ever victory in the tournament. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of 29 August 2025

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Others		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Masar	2022-23	Egyptian Premier League	20	19	3	5					23	24
	2023-24		30	66							30	66
	2024-25		19	26			8	7			27	33
	Total		69	111	3	5	8	7			80	123
Changchun Dazhong	2025	Chinese Super League	5	8							5	8
Total career			74	119	3	5	8	7			85	131

International career

Niyonkuru has capped at a senior level for Burundi. She played with Burundi at the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship and scored in the opening match, a 5–0 win over Zanzibar. ^{[5] [6]} Burundi qualified for the knockout rounds where they lost 5–0 to Kenya. ^[7]

At the 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship, Niyonkuru scored a brace in her opening match, a 3–0 win over Djibouti, ^[8] and a second brace in her second match, a 2–1 win over Rwanda. ^[9] She scored again (on a penalty kick) in Burundi's 2-1 semifinal victory over Tanzania. ^[10] Burundi lost in the final to Uganda. ^[11]

She participated in the team's campaign at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, their first ever appearance in the tournament. She scored a brace in the final match of the group stage, a 2–4 loss to Botswana. ^[12]

References

1. Sandrine Niyonkuru at Soccerway
2. "Sandrine Niyonkuru". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
3. "Burundi stop Zanzibar 5-0 in Cecafa Senior Women's Challenge Cup opening tie". CAFOnline. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
4. شعبان, حاتم (27 April 2023). "لاعبات توت عنخ آمون يتسلمن مكأفآت الفوز بكأس مصر للسيدات". Kora Plus. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. "Burundi stop Zanzibar 5-0 in Cecafa Senior Women's Challenge Cup opening tie". CAF Online. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
6. "BURUNDI 5-0 ZANZIBAR: HIGHLIGHTS (CECAFA WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP - 17/11/2019)". YouTube. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
7. "Kenya vs Burundi 5-0". Soccerway. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
8. "BUR 3-1 DJI". Flashscore. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
9. "RWA 1-2 BUR". Flashscore. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
10. "TAN 1-2 BUR". Flashscore. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
11. "UGANDA VS BURUNDI 4-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
12. "S. Niyonkuru". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

External links

• Sandrine Niyonkuru at Global Sports Archive