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'''Football in Burundi''' has been affected by the [[civil war]] that broke out in Burundi.<ref>https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/27006665/burundi-swallows-war-take-flight</ref> Before that, [[Burundi]] football had been doing well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/08/17/4193405/japan-football-association-helps-burundi-development |title=Japan Football Association helps Burundi development |publisher=Goal.com |date=2013-08-17 |access-date=2013-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Muga |first=Emmanuel |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3539538.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Football | African | Burundi's footballing exodus |work=BBC News |date=2004-08-09 |access-date=2013-12-02}}</ref> Football is the most popular sport in Burundi.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355750333_Football_and_Peace_Building_in_Post-Conflict_Society_The_Role_of_Diaspora_Footballers_in_Burundi</ref><ref> |
'''Football in Burundi''' has been affected by the [[civil war]] that broke out in Burundi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/27006665/burundi-swallows-war-take-flight|title=Burundi, the Swallows in War, take flight|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Before that, [[Burundi]] football had been doing well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/08/17/4193405/japan-football-association-helps-burundi-development |title=Japan Football Association helps Burundi development |publisher=Goal.com |date=2013-08-17 |access-date=2013-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Muga |first=Emmanuel |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3539538.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Football | African | Burundi's footballing exodus |work=BBC News |date=2004-08-09 |access-date=2013-12-02}}</ref> Football is the most popular sport in Burundi.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355750333_Football_and_Peace_Building_in_Post-Conflict_Society_The_Role_of_Diaspora_Footballers_in_Burundi</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/|title=Football in Burundi is a tool for reconciliation and political legitimacy|first=Célestin|last=Mvutsebanka|date=September 28, 2020|website=Africa at LSE}}</ref> |
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The [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Vital'O]] reached the final of the most prestigious African competition; Inter FC and reached the semifinals. |
The [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Vital'O]] reached the final of the most prestigious African competition; Inter FC and reached the semifinals. |
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==Women's football== |
==Women's football== |
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Women's foobtall in Burundi is growing in the country.<ref> |
Women's foobtall in Burundi is growing in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/mar/23/womens-football-in-burundi-offers-hope-to-a-shattered-nation|title=Women's football in Burundi offers hope to a shattered nation | Jessica Hatcher|date=March 23, 2016|website=the Guardian}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:10, 26 July 2022
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| Land | Burundi |
| Governing body | Football Federation of Burundi |
| National team(s) | national football team |
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Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup(National Team) African Cup of Nations(National Team) | |
Football in Burundi has been affected by the civil war that broke out in Burundi.[1] Before that, Burundi football had been doing well.[2][3] Football is the most popular sport in Burundi.[4][5]
The football club Vital'O reached the final of the most prestigious African competition; Inter FC and reached the semifinals.
Just two nights before the war broke out in Burundi, the national team was in Guinea to play the host in the second leg of the playoffs to qualify for the African Nations Cup. The Burundian youth team reached the semi final of the African Nations Youth Cup as well as qualifying in the World Youth Championship in Qatar.
In the Homeless World Cup, Burundi won the 2006 INSP Trophy, defeating Argentina in the final.
Mohammed Tchité is the most famous Burundian footballer.
League system
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Women's football
Women's foobtall in Burundi is growing in the country.[6]
References
- ^ "Burundi, the Swallows in War, take flight". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Japan Football Association helps Burundi development". Goal.com. 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ Muga, Emmanuel (2004-08-09). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Burundi's footballing exodus". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355750333_Football_and_Peace_Building_in_Post-Conflict_Society_The_Role_of_Diaspora_Footballers_in_Burundi
- ^ Mvutsebanka, Célestin (September 28, 2020). "Football in Burundi is a tool for reconciliation and political legitimacy". Africa at LSE.
- ^ "Women's football in Burundi offers hope to a shattered nation | Jessica Hatcher". the Guardian. March 23, 2016.
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