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Eloge IrakozeSeptember 17, 2023

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In basketball, as in any other field, talent flourishes when it is cultivated from an early age. Recognizing this, the “UMUCO Academy” has taken on the noble mission of teaching and mentoring young basketball enthusiasts from six years old. The academy currently boasts an impressive enrollment of 240 aspiring players, comprising 120 girls and 120 […]

Guillaume MuhozaJune 29, 2023

The news emerged yesterday: the basketball teams of both boys and girls sent by the Burundi Basketball Federation – FEBABU – to represent Burundi in the FIBA Africa U16 Qualifiers in Rwanda, have been disqualified for presenting false information about their age. This was discovered, through IRM tests conducted by specialists from FIBA Africa. What […]

Iris NewsApril 6, 2023

The Burundi National team has lost 2 places in the monthly FIFA ranking, dropping from 141st place to 145th place after recent international friendly matches against Indonesia. These matches, which took place during the March international break, saw Burundi struggle, with a loss of 3-1 in the first match and a draw of 2-2 in […]

Don Délice NdikumanaMarch 30, 2023

Burundi was drawn into a group composed of three teams – with Cameroon and Namibia – in the qualification phase for the 2023 AFCON. We thought qualification would be easy, but what a mistake! On April 20th, 2022, the draw for the 34th Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place in Ivory Coast, occurred […]

Don Délice NdikumanaMarch 28, 2023

The new 16 teams-format Viva Basketball League opening tournament has been wrapped up with Urunani proving again their domination in Burundian. In fact, a huge gap between teams was undeniably noticed. Ahead of the 2023 VBL season, an opening tournament was organized to give the teams a ground to weigh themselves against others, and […]

Don Délice NdikumanaJanuary 21, 2023

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15 remaining weeks of the second phase are expected to be restless. Bumamuru and Vital’O stand neck and neck at the top of the charts. Who will laugh last, and what else could we expect? Games of the second round of Primus Ligue – the Burundian football championship – started on this 20th January, 2023. […]

Don Délice NdikumanaJanuary 19, 2023

Since the start of this year, the Yanga’s player hasn’t appeared on any squad listed for NBC Tanzania Premier League fixtures. This gives what to question just 6 months after he signed for the team. What’s wrong? The former Newcastle player joined Yanga dubbed Klabu ya Wananchi “ Club of citizens” on July 9th, […]

Guillaume MuhozaJanuary 16, 2023

The possibility that Youssouf Ndayishimiye Nyange, 25 years old, could be bought in the next few days for 25 billion of our francs, evidences the fact that no job is silly and that having humble origins is not a valid justification for not being where you should be. The rumor comes from France; Youssouf Ndayishimiye […]

Guillaume MuhozaNovember 30, 2022

The first World Cup that took place in 1930 in Uruguay was incredible in many ways, 7 facts to know about the 1st edition of the World Cup. The game that was supposed to be the kick-off of the competition took place after 9 other games because the construction of the Centenario stadium was […]

Guillaume MuhozaOctober 4, 2022

While the renovation of the Intwari Stadium has already started, sports journalists in Burundi are asking to be given a suitable and spacious place in that stadium while they report matches especially as their work contributes to the promotion of sports in Burundi. The renovation happens after the Intwari Stadium was banned by CAF in […]