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Rwanda

Nickname(s)	The Wasps Amavubi
Association	Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Eric Nhsimiyimana
Home stadium	Stade Amahoro
FIFA code	RWA
FIFA ranking	102
Highest FIFA ranking	78 (December 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking	178 (July 1999)
Elo ranking	103
Home colours Away colours
First international
Burundi 6 - 2 Rwanda (Gabon; 29 June 1976)
Biggest win
Rwanda 9 - 0 Djibouti  (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007)
Biggest defeat
Cameroon 5 - 0 Rwanda (Gabon; 7 July 1976) Zaire 6 - 1 Rwanda (Gabon; 12 July 1976) Tunisia 5 - 0 Rwanda (Tunisia; 10 April 1983) Uganda 5 - 0 Rwanda (Kampala, Uganda; 1 August 1998)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2004)
Best result	Round 1, 2004

The Rwanda national football team, nicknamed the Wasps, is the national team of Rwanda and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and only reached their first African Nations Cup in 2004.

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Jean-Claude Ndoli 7 October 1986 (1986-10-07) (age 23) 13 0 APR FC 18 GK Jean-Luc Ndayishimiye ATRACO FC 2 DF Bonaventure Hategekimana February 25, 1980 Rayon Sport 3 DF Hamad Ndikumana October 5, 1978 AEL LIMASSOL 9 DF Mwemere Ngirinshuti November 2, 1988 APR FC 6 DF Arafat Serugendo Mukura Victory Sports FC 15 DF Aimable Rucogoza Rayon Sport 17 DF Jean Uwacu January 31, 1988 APR FC 13 DF Elias Ntaganda (WCQ v. Morocco, 21 June) January 1, 1980 APR FC 16 DF Eric Gasana (v. Morocco on June 14) April 4, 1984 APR FC 9 DF Boubakary Sadou (v. Ethiopia on June 8) September 7, 1982 APR FC 2 DF Edwin Ouon () March 2, 1981 AEL Limassol 4 MF Patrick Mutesa Mafisango ATRACO FC 7 MF Abdoul Uwimana March 17, 1987 6 MF Alua Gaseruka (WCQ v. Morocco, 21 June) March 28, 1983 APR FC 7 MF Jean Mugiraneza (WCQ v. Morocco, 21 June) July 25, 1988 APR FC 16 MF Hegman Ngomirakiza (WCQ v. Morocco, 21 June) APR FC 17 MF Jean-Claude Iranzi (WCQ v. Morocco, 21 June) SC Kiyovu Sport 8 MF Harouna Niyonzima APR FC 12 MF Bobo Bola October 2, 1985 Landskrona BoIS 10 FW Abedi Mulenda October 20, 1984 ATRACO FC 11 FW Olivier Karekezi May 25, 1983 Hamarkameratene 13 FW Henri Munyaneza June 19, 1984 Germinal Beerschot 14 FW Saïd Makasi August 20, 1982 Difaa El Jadida 10 FW Labama Bokota (WCQ v. Morocco, 21 June) Rayon Sport

[edit] Head coaches

Name	From	To
Ratomir Dujković	2001	2004
Roger Palmgren	2004	2005
Michael Nees	2006	2007
Josip Kuze	2007	2008
Branko Tucak	2008	present

[edit] World Cup record

• 1930 to 1986 - Did not enter
• 1990 - Withdrew
• 1994 - Did not enter
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1980 - Did not enter
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1984 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Did not enter
• 1988 - Withdrew
• 1990 to 1998 - Did not enter
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Round 1
• 2006 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] International

Sport honours CECAFA Cup

• Champions: 1998
• Runners-up: 2003, 2005, 2007
• Third place: 2001, 2002, 2006

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