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Rwanda national football team
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| Nickname | The Wasps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Michael Nees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Stade Amahoro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | RWA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 89 (December 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 178 (July 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international Burundi 6 - 2 Rwanda  (Gabon; 29 June 1976) |
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Biggest win Rwanda 4 - 1 Djibouti  (Kigali, Rwanda; 24 July 1999)  Rwanda 3 - 0 Somalia  (Kigali, Rwanda; 8 December 2001) Rwanda 3 - 0 Namibia  (Kigali, Rwanda; 12 October 2003) |
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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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- CECAFA Cup :
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- 2 Times Champion (1998, 2001)
- 3 Times Runners-up
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- 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 - Did not qualify
- Claude Kalisa Sint-Truidence VV
- Désiré Mbonabucya Sint-Truidence VV
- Olivier Karekezi helsingborgs IF
- Jimmy Gatete APR FC
