Rwanda national football team
men's national association football team representing Rwanda
Rwanda national football team is the national football team of Rwanda.
| Nickname(s) | Amavubi (The Wasps) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Rwandese Association Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA | ||
| Head coach | Vincent Mashami[1] | ||
| Captain | Haruna Niyonzima | ||
| Most caps | Haruna Niyonzima (75) | ||
| Top scorer | Olivier Karekezi (25) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Amahoro | ||
| FIFA code | RWA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 137  (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 64 (March 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 178 (July 1999) | ||
| First international | |||
 Burundi 6–2 Rwanda  (Libreville, Gabon; 29 June 1976) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Rwanda 9–0 Djibouti  (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Cameroon 5–0 Rwanda (Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 1976)  Zaire 6–1 Rwanda (Gabon; 12 July 1976)  Tunisia 5–0 Rwanda (Tunis, Tunisia; 10 April 1983)  Uganda 5–0 Rwanda (Kampala, Uganda; 1 August 1998) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2004 | ||
References
change- ↑ "Mashami is named as Rwanda's new coach". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
