Basketball team
Burundi U20
Club · Burundi · CECAFA U20 Championship
«The Fighting Swallows»
Fourth place at the 2024 CECAFA Under-20 Championship, after a 3-1 defeat by Uganda in the play-off for third.
The team played its first match on 31 January 1995, beating Mauritius 2-1 in qualifying for that year's FIFA World Youth Championship. It went out at the group stage, with one draw and two defeats. It has never reached the final stage of the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations.
Regionally, the record reads better. Burundi finished runners-up at the CECAFA Under-20 Championship twice, losing the 2005 final to Ethiopia and the 2006 final to Uganda.
Both teams share the nickname the Fighting Swallows and the same green-red-white colours drawn from the flag, with the under-20s turning out in all green at home and all red away.
The name most associated with the side remains tied to that 2006 CECAFA final defeat to Uganda, the last time Burundi came within one match of a regional under-20 title.
Latest results
All matches| 15 Sep | CECAFA U20 Championship |
South Sudan U20
A
|
4:0 | W |
| 20 Oct 2024 | CECAFA U20 Championship |
Uganda U20
A
|
1:3 | L |
| 18 Oct 2024 | CECAFA U20 Championship |
Kenya U20
A
|
0:4 | L |
| 11 Oct 2024 | CECAFA U20 Championship |
Ethiopia U20
H
|
3:2 | W |
| 9 Oct 2024 | CECAFA U20 Championship |
Uganda U20
A
|
1:4 | L |
| 7 Oct 2024 | CECAFA U20 Championship |
South Sudan U20
A
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
CECAFA U20 ChampionshipGroup stage · Middle East - Group C
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burundi U20
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
| 2 |
Kenya U20
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 |
South Sudan U20
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 6| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Scored | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Conceded | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Scored per game | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| Conceded per game | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Difference | −3 | +1 | −4 |
Fixtures of Burundi U20
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17 Sep · 18:00
Kenya U20
H
CECAFA U20 Championship
-
15 Sep
South Sudan U20
A
4:0
W
-
20 Oct
Uganda U20
A
1:3
L
-
18 Oct
Kenya U20
A
0:4
L
-
11 Oct
Ethiopia U20
H
3:2
W
-
9 Oct
Uganda U20
A
1:4
L
-
7 Oct
South Sudan U20
A
1:0
W
Honours of Burundi U20
- CECAFA U-20 Championship 2024 1
- FIFA World Youth Championship 1995 1
- CECAFA U-20 Championship 2005, 2006 2