Rwanda national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Wasps Amavubi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Branko Tucak |
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| Home stadium | Stade Amahoro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | RWA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 89 (December 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 178 (July 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Burundi 6 - 2 Rwanda  (Gabon; 29 June 1976) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rwanda 9 - 0 Djibouti  (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007) |
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| 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) |
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| 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.
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[edit] Rwanda Football Achievements
- CECAFA Cup :
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- 2 Times Champion (1998, 2001)
- 3 Times Runners-up
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[edit] World Cup record
[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 2008 - Did not qualify
[edit] Important players
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[edit] Current squad
The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Mauritania on May 31, 2008.
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(May, 2007)
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Goalkeepers: |
Jimmy Gatete |
