2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 07 - IVORY COAST VS CONGO DR 2:2

Day 07 - 13th - Ivory Coast fight back to deny DR Congo

20 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 07 - Morocco VS Togo 3:1

Day 07 - 14th match - Morocco wins against Togo

20 Jan 2017
STARS IN ASIA - TRANSFERS - CLUBS - Africans will continue to move to China - Bertrand Traore

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20 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 06 - ALGERIA VS TUNISIA 1:2

Day 06 - 11th match - Tunisia boosted their chances

19 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 06 - SENEGAL VS ZIMBABWE 2:0

Day 06 - 12th match - Senegal beats Zimbabwe. 

19 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP A - DAY 05 - GABON VS BURKINA FASO 1:1

Day 05 - 9th match -  Aubameyang scored his second goal

18 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP A - DAY 05 - CAMEROON VS GUINEA-BISSAU 2:1

Day 05 - 10th match - Cameroon beats Guinea-Bissau

18 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP D - DAY 04 - GHANA VS UGANDA 1:0

Day 04 - 7th match - Ghana make winning start against Uganda.

17 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP D - DAY 04 - MALI VS EGYPT 0:0

Day 04 - 8th match - Egypt goalkeeper became the oldest player

17 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 03 - Ivory Coast vs Togo 0:0

Day 03 - 5th match - Ivory Coast and Togo drew 0:0 

16 Jan 2017

National Teams - Burundi - Stars in Europe - Saido Berahino included in squad

AFRICA CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS

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Saido Berahino has been named in Burundi's squad for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gabon.

It is Burundi's final qualifier for Egypt 2019 and will take place on 23 March in Bujumbura.

The Swallows are currently second in Group C on nine points, two behind Mali who have already qualified.

Burundi just need a draw against Gabon to reach their first ever Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Berahino scored against Gabon in the away leg last September to give Burundi a 1:1 draw on his international debut.

The former England under-21 international had only been cleared to play for Burundi a month before that fixture.

Elsewhere, Swallows coach Olivier Niyungeko has also included Belgium-born teenager Mohamed Amissi who receives his first senior international call-up.

18-year-old Amissi, who plays for the youth team of Dutch club NAC Breda, is among an entirely 25-man foreign based squad and is rewarded for a strong performance during last month's Africa Under-20 Nations Cup in Niger.

Scotland-based midfielder Gael Bigirimana and striker Abdoul Fiston who plays for Algeria's JS Kabile are also included.


Burundi squad


Goalkeepers

Jonathan Nahimana 
(KMC, Tanzania)

Justin Ndikumana 
(Sofapaka, Kenya)

McArthur Arakaza 
(Lusaka Dynamos, Zambia)


Defenders 

Frédéric Nsabiyumva 
(Chippa United, South Africa)

Omar Moussa 
(Sofapaka, Kenya)

Omar Ngando 
(AS Kigali, Rwanda)

Rachid Léon Harerimana 
(AS Kigali, Rwanda)

Mukura David Nshimirimana 
(VS,Rwanda)

Amora Christophe Nduwarugira 
(TB Saad, Portugal)

Abdoul Karim Nizigiyimana 
(Vipers FC, Uganda)


Midfielders

Gael Duhayindavyi 
(Mukura, Rwanda)

Gael Bigirimana 
(Hibernian, Scotland)

Pierre Kwizerae 
(Al Oruba, Oman)

Fati Papy 
(Malanti Chiefs, Swaziland)

Shassiri Nahimana 
(Al Mojzel, Saudi Arabia)

Francis Mustafa 
(Gor Mahia, Kenya)

Cédric Amissi 
(Al Tawoun, Saudi Arabia)

Hussein Shabani 
(Ethiopian Coffee FC, Ethiopia)


Forwards

Saido Berahino 
(Stoke City, England)

Abdoul Fiston 
(JSK (Algeria)

Enock Sabumukama 
(Zesco United, Zambia)

Selemani Y. Ndikumana 
(AL Adalah, Saudi Arabia)

Mohamed Amissi 
(Nec Breda, Netherlands)

Laudit Mavugo 
(Napsa Stars, Zambia)

Bienvenue Shaka 
(Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia)

 

 

3 Mar 2019
(BBC Sport, Sierra Leone By Mohamed Fajah Barrie)

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