Tag: Burundi
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Falconets beat Burundi 1-0 to qualify for World Cup
Nigeria’s Under 20 football team, the Falconets, on Saturday defeated Burundi 1-0 to qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The match played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja saw both teams playing defensive game in the first half.
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FIFA U-20 Women: Nigeria beat Burundi 1-0
Nigeria’s Under 20 Women’s football team, the Falconets on Sunday defeated Burundi 1-0 in the first leg of their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round fixture played in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Nigeria will now face Burundi in the second leg encounter
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Colombia 2024: Danjuma invites 25 players to camp for Burundi
Coach Christopher Musa Danjuma has called up 25 players to the camp of the Nigeria’s U-20 Girls, the Falconets for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Burundi. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria
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Burundi president sacks PM after coup plot claim
President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has replaced his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level political purge Wednesday after warning of a “coup” plot against him. Security minister Gervais Ndirakobuca was sworn in before parliament as new premier, capping a day of high drama in the troubled central African nation. He succeeds Alain-Guillaume…
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2022 WAFCON: Super Falcons advance to quarterfinal
Defending champions Super Falcons thrashed Burundi 4-0 in their final match of Group C on Sunday, at the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON), to clinch a quarterfinal ticket. The win took the champions to six points and five goals advantage, as South Africa’s 1-0 win over Botswana meant the Bayana Bayana finished on maximum…
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Burundi at 60: Envoy urge Nigerians to Unite against terrorism
Mrs Marie-Jeanne Ntakirutimana, Burundi’s Ambassador to Nigeria has urged Nigerians to stand united to effectively defeat terrorism. The envoy said that unity of citizens was critical to ending the menace posed by insecurity. Ntakirutimana made the call during the commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Burundi in Abuja.
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Late Nkurunziza’s wife hospitalized as Burundi begins national mourning for President
Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack. Nkurunziza’s death at 55 shocked the impoverished East African nation he had ruled with an iron grip. Senior government officials, foreign ambassadors and religious leaders lined up wearing face masks…
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BREAKING: Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza dies of cardiac arrest at 55
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi… following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” it said in a post on its official Twitter account.…
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Burundi gets new president after 15 years
Burundi is set to get a new president after President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose government has repeatedly been accused of rights abuses, held on to power for 15 years. Retired Army General, Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling party, CNDD-FDD, is expected to take over power after an election that has been described controversial was held…
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COVID-19: Burundi expels WHO country head, three officials over advise to postpone presidential poll
Burundi government has kicked out the national head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and three members of his team during a presidential election campaign despite health risks from the coronavirus pandemic. The government confirmed on Thursday that a May 12 letter from the foreign ministry was sent to WHO country head Walter Kazadi Mulombo…