Burundi’s ace bags his third hat-trick in English football

Saido Berahino has scored his third hat-trick in English football with one each coming in the league, League Cup and FA Cup, the Burundi’s Intamba mu rugamba’s talisman in the same game scored his first brace in English league football for six years and 298 days, since doing so for West Bromwich Albion against Chelsea in May...

Song – Kalla partnership renewed as Indomitable Lions get new staff

Cameroon's Football Federation president, Samuel Eto’o Fils, has appointed Rigobert Song Bahanag as head coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The decision to name the 45-year old African Football legend as replacement of Portuguese Coach Antonio Conceicao who guided Cameroon to a third place finish at the 2021 TotalEnergies AFCON, was made public Monday, February 28, 2022.

Taboos broken during ‘Buja sans taboo’

Burundi’s government has suspended the Slam festival organised by “Buja sans taboo” after what it called a move to preserve and safeguard the country’s culture and heritage. In a letter dated February 8th 2022, Burundi’s minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Ezekiel Nibigira said that the drummers did not respect the “sacred principles of...

Drumming for tourism

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye on Wednesday was in the center of the limelight as he surprisingly wore traditional clothes and took on the stage to command the drummers (Abatimbo) in Gishora while ending his nationwide tour that started on January 7th. Wearing the colors of Burundian flag as a traditional wear for the drummers...

Burundi football fans to return to stadiums

Burundi’s Inter Star football club will lock horns with their bitter rivals Vital'o in a friendly game that will be welcoming football fans to the stadium after being suspended due to the outbreak of the pandemic. A friendly game between the two national football club giants is expected to take place on January 2,...

Burundi threatens to appeal after New Star’s downfall

The President of Burundi Basketball Federation Jean Paul Manirakiza alongside the New Star's team delegation vowed to appeal against International Basketball Federation (FIBA) decision to eliminate the country’s basketball team from securing the qualification to the Basketball Africa League (B.A.L) tournament that will take place in Dakar, Cairo and Kigali from 5 March - 28 May 2022.

10 days of EAC Inter-Parliamentary games

Inside the Ten days of the East African Community Inter-parliamentary games in pictures that kicked off in Arusha(Tanzania) from 6th and expected to end on 17th December 2021. Members of the East African Legislative Assembly celebrating during the official opening of the Inter-Parliamentary games. Procession for the Kick-off of...

Underdogs EALA stuns EAC member states

As the East African Community Inter-Parliamentary games marked its third day after the official launching last Monday, the East African Legislative Assembly considered to be the underdogs in the competitions pulled out shock wins against Kenya and Uganda. On Thursday morning the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Men’s volley ball team locked horns with...

Incoming FFB boss prioritizes building international standard stadiums

The incoming president of the Burundi Football Federation (FFB) Alexandre Muyenge in a press conference held in Sororezo this Tuesday 23 / November, presented a program centered on the development of football in the country that prioritized the building of stadiums meeting the international standards. “The sports ministry and the government will join forces...

Primus League winners expected to bag 50 million francs

While addressing a press conference in Mugoboka held on Tuesday November 23rd, the undisputed candidate for the position of the president of the Burundi Football Federation (FFB) Alexandre Muyenge vowed to mobilize more sponsorships to promote the country’s local football league and raise the winner’s prize from 30 million Burundi francs to 50 million towards the end...
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