Kayanza United

Football club

Kayanza United

Full name

Kayanza United

Founded

2014; 10 years ago (2014)

Ground

Stade de Gatwaro

Capacity

10,000^{[citation needed]}

League

Burundi Ligue A

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Kayanza FC is a professional football club based in Kayanza City, Burundi.

The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football.^[1]^[2]

History

The club was founded on March 31, 2014.^[3] In the 2016/17 season,^[4] they reached the round of 16 of the national cup for the first time and in the following season, they also won first place in Ligue B, which allowed them to get promoted to the top-class, Ligue A ^[5] for the first time. They managed to stay up in the league with 34 points and 12th place. The best placement was in the 2020/21 season, when they had 55 points but lost on goal difference to Le Massager, who also had 55 points and became champions.^[6]^[7]

Current team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	GK	BDI	Abdalla Massudi
11	GK	BDI	Abdi Ndayikeza
15	GK	BDI	Alexandre Rukindo
24	DF	BDI	Alfred Swalehe
27	DF	BDI	Athumani Radjabu
80	DF	BDI	Daniel Hakizimana
17	DF	BDI	Eliphaz Ndayisenga
21	DF	BDI	Eric Ndoriyobija
19	DF	BDI	Etienne Nduwimana
23	DF	BDI	Gilbert Nininahazwe


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	MF	BDI	Jean Kabura
20	MF	BDI	John Franck Nzojibwami
18	MF	BDI	Jules Misago
8	MF	BDI	Junior Dusabe
7	MF	BDI	Lazar Ndabitezimana
4	MF	BDI	Mechak Ndayishimiye
9	MF	BDI	Mustafa Kiraga
10	FW	BDI	Omar Bigirimana
1	FW	BDI	Papy Habuka
7	FW	BDI	Placide Hitimana
12	FW	BDI	Saidi Irakoze

Management and staff

Management and staff as of 12 August 2022
Position	Name
Head coach	Gustave Niyonkuru
Assistant coach	Elvis Nizigiyimana
Manager	Elvis Nizigiyimana
Team Doctor	Edmond Mbarushimana
Goalkeeper Coach	Jean Marie Nsengiyumva
Kit manager	Emile Ndayishimiye
Physiotherapist	Emile Ndayishimiye