Amavubi

Rwanda national football team

Rwanda national football team

Men's national association football team representing Rwanda

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Rwanda women's national football team.

The Rwanda national football team represents Rwanda in international football and is controlled by the Rwandese Association Football Federation, the governing body of football in Rwanda, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), as well as the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), a CAF sub-confederation that governs football in East and Central Africa. The team bears the nickname Amavubi (Kinyarwanda for The Wasps), and primarily plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali, the nation's capital. They have never qualified for a World Cup finals, and reached their only Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.

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History

Rwanda qualified for its first Africa Cup of Nations in the 2004 edition.[2] At the tournament, they lost their opening match 2–1 to Tunisia before winning their first ever point in the competition after a 1–1 draw against Guinea.[3] Rwanda went on to beat DR Congo in their final group match by a 1–0 scoreline, but it wasn't enough, as elsewhere in the group, Guinea and Tunisia drew, meaning both teams progressed to the quarter-finals, and Rwanda were eliminated.[4]

Team image

Kit

In 2001, after adopting the new flag of Rwanda, The Federation (FERWAFA) changed the color of the team kit. The new team kit consists of a yellow jersey, blue shorts and green socks for home matches, while their away kit is either all white or all blue. Adidas has generally been the manufacturer for the Rwandan team since 2001.[5] However, between 2004 and 2009, Rwanda used L-sport as their outfitter, and in 2015 the side started wearing kit provided by AMS, an emerging Australian supplier.

Names

Under the official FIFA Trigramme the team's name is abbreviated as RWA; this acronym is used by FIFA, the CAF and the CECAFA to identify the team in official competitions.[6] However the team was more commonly known as the RR, the acronym for the country's official name, Repubulika y'u Rwanda or République du Rwanda, which the local press used when they referred to the team as the RR XI. The national team is often referred to as Amavubi (The Wasps).[7][8]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

29 March 2023 AFCON qualification Rwanda  0–3
(awarded)		  Benin Kigali, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2
  • Manzi 71'
 Report
Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium
Referee: Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
18 June 2023 AFCON qualification Rwanda  0–2  Mozambique Butare, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade Huye
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification Senegal  1–1  Rwanda Butare, Rwanda
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade Huye
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
15 November 2026 World Cup qualification Rwanda  0–0  Zimbabwe Butare, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade Huye
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
21 November 2026 World Cup qualification Rwanda  2–0  South Africa Butare, Rwanda
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade Huye
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

2024

22 March Friendly Botswana  0–0  Rwanda Antananarivo, Madagascar
Report Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
25 March Friendly Madagascar  0–2  Rwanda Antananarivo, Madagascar
16:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Zimbabwe and South Africa on 15 and 21 November 2023.[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against  South Africa.
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Rwanda in the last 12 months.

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Player records

As of 21 November 2023[10]
Players in bold are still active with Rwanda.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

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More information Africa Cup of Nations record, Appearances: 1 ...

CECAFA Cup

Main article: CECAFA Cup

Honours

See also

References

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    "Rwanda dumped out". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2004. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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    "Rwanda football shirt 1994 – 1996". oldfootballshirts.com. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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    "Rwanda football Boss Rallies The Wasps Ahead Of Benin Clash - Goal.com". goal.com. Goal. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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    "Rwanda's Amavumbi Stars invite Uganda Cranes on Feb 6th". starafrica.com. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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    "Final Squad". Twitter. Rwanda FA.
  10. [10]
    "Rwanda". National Football Teams.
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