Omar Mussa

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Omar Mussa
Personal information
Full name	Omar Mbanza Mussa Rukundo
Date of birth	November 18, 1980 (1980-11-18) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	SK Wilrijk
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2003 2004 2005 2007 2007–	Royal Antwerp Al-Wakrah Patro Eisden K.R.C. Mechelen SK Wilrijk
National team
	Burundi
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Omar Mbanza Mussa Rukundo (born 1980-11-18) is a Burundian international footballer, who has played for most of his professional career in Belgium. As of December 2007 he plays for Belgian team SK Wilrijk in the 1ste provinciale Antwerpen league.

Mussa was born in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, to a Muslim family and was the son of a butcher. His family fled the country during violent clashes between Hutu and Tutsi factions and moved to The Congo, and from there on to Belgium.

Most of his club football has been played in Belgium, with spells at Royal Antwerp, K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen and K.R.C. Mechelen. He also played briefly in Qatar for Al-Wakrah Sports Club during 2004.

[edit] References

• Omar Mussa (German). Weltfussball.de. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
• Racing Mechelen (Bel). footballtransfers.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
• Interview Omar Mussa (Dutch). antwerpsupporter.be. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.