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Le Messager Football Club is a Burundian professional football club based in Ngozi that plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football.

Le Messager Ngozi FC

Full name	Le Messager Ngozi Football Club
Founded	2005; 17 years ago (2005)
Ground	Stade Urukundo de Buye Ngozi, Burundi
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Athanase Hatungimana
Manager	Jimmy Ndayizeye
League	Burundi Ligue A
2020–21	Ligue A, 1st of 16 (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Founded in 2005, Le Messager have won three league titles and one Burundian Cup. The club plays its home matches at 5,000 capacity Stade Urukundo de Ngozi.

History

The club was founded in 2005, when the late president Pierre Nkurunziza decided to set up “Le Messager” football academies.[1] Le Messager Ngozi had won promotion from the second division at the end of the 2011–12 season finished their first season in the top-flight of Burundi football, 2012–13, on the 5th place.[2]

In the 2013–14 season, Le Messager finished 4th in the league and reached the final of the Coupe du Président de la République losing 1–1 (3–4 on penalty shootout) to LLB Académic, qualifying for 2015 CAF Confederation Cup[3]

The following season saw again a fourth-place finish, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Coupe du Président de la République, losing 0–3 in front of Athlético Olympique.[4]

In 2016, the club won its first trophy, the Coupe du Président de la République, beating Vital'O FC 1–1 (4–3 on penalty shootout) in the final[5] and, also came out as runners-up in the 2015–16 Ligue A season.

Squad

As of 29 October 2022[6][7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  BDI Onesime Rukundo 17 DF  BDI Cedric Danny Urasenga 3 DF  BDI Radjabu Mvuyekure 5 DF  BDI Adolphe Hakizimana 8 DF  BDI Ibrahim Karikera 10 DF  BDI Ismail Nzigiyimana 11 MF  BDI Ali Intelligent Fataki 13 MF  BDI Raoul Vyamungu 20 FW  BDI Joseph Kashindi 25 MF  BDI Vincent Barungitse

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 FW  BDI Ally Iradukunda 2 GK  BDI Landry Iradukunda 6 FW  BDI Karim Bizoza 9 MF  BDI Arthur Nibikora 14 MF  BDI Ladislas Mpisemwoneza 16 MF  BDI Djuma Ndikumana 18 FW  BDI Alexis Hakizimana 27 FW  BDI Yassin Dushime 24 DF  BDI Akbar Muderi 21 DF  BDI Hamza Nyanzira

Honours

Burundi Ligue A

• Winners (3): 2018, 2020, 2021.
• Runners-up (1): 2015–16

Burundi Ligue B

• Winners (1): 2011–12

Burundian Cup

• Winners (1): 2016.
• Runners-up (2): 2014, 2017.

Performance in CAF competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2015	CAF Confederation Cup	Preliminary round	Benfica de Luanda	0–1	0–2	0–3
2017	CAF Confederation Cup	Preliminary round	KVZ	3–0	1–2	4–2
		First round	ZESCO United	2–2	0–2	2–4
2018–19	CAF Champions League	Preliminary round	Ismaily	0–1	1–2	1–3
2020–21	CAF Champions League	Preliminary round	Young Buffaloes	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)

League history

• Burundi Ligue A: 2012–now
• Burundi Ligue B: 2005–2012

References

External links

• Soccerway
• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Le Messager FC de Ngozi

Le Messager FC de Ngozi ist ein burundischer Fußballverein aus Ngozi, der in der höchsten burundischen Spielklasse, der Ligue A antritt.[1] Der Klub kommt aus der 22.000-Einwohner-Stadt Ngozi im Norden Burundis.

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- [en] Le Messager Ngozi FC

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[es] Le Messager FC

Le Messager FC es un equipo de fútbol de Burundi que milita en la Primera División de Burundi, la liga de fútbol más importante del país.

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