Musongati FC
Musongati Football Club, commonly known as Musongati FC or simply Musongati, is an Burundian professional football club based in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi. The club competes in Ligue A, the top level of Burundi's football league system, and plays its home matches at 7,000 capacity Stade Ingoma. Musongati's colours are green and yellow and represent the rich Burundi vegetation.
| Full name | Musongati Football Club | |||
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| Founded | 1976 | |||
| Ground | Stade Ingoma, Gitega, Burundi | |||
| Capacity | 7,000 | |||
| Chairman | Dennis Karera | |||
| Manager | Hussein Nahimana | |||
| League | Ligue A | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue A, 9th of 16 | |||
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History
The club was founded in 1976 in the city of Gitega.[1] Musongati promoted to top-flight of the Burundian football at the end of 2015–16 season winning the Group B of the Burundi Second Division.
Musongati achieved a fifth-place finish in the 2016–17 season, the 7th place at the end of the 2017–18 season and reached the quarter-finals of Coupe du Président de la République in 2018, losing 0–2 against BS Dynamik.
The yellow-greens finished as runners-up in the 2018–19 season, as well in the 2019–20 season and won their first major trophy in 2020, the Coupe du Président de la République, beating in the final Rukinzo 1–1 (5–4) at penalty shoot-out.[2][3]
Musongati consequently made its debut in the CAF Confederation Cup the following season, losing in the preliminary round to Zambian club Green Eagles 2–2 at Stade Intwari in Bujumbura and 1–2 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.[4][5]
Over the following two seasons, the yellow-greens returned to mid-table, ending the 2020–21 season in fifth position and ninth in the 2021–22 season. Also, managed to qualify to the semi-finals in 2021 and in the quarter-finals in 2022 of Coupe du President de la Republique, losing each time to city rivals, Flambeau du Centre.[6]
Performance in CAF competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2020–21 | CAF Confederation Cup | Preliminary round |  Green Eagles |
2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Squad
- As of 12 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and staff
- As of 12 August 2022
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Hussein Nahimana |
| Assistant coach | Christian Musore |
| Manager | Christian Musore |
| Team Doctor | Spageon Nsabimana |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Schaddien Mugisha |
| Kit manager | Jean Bosco Ntakarutimana |
References
- "Qui sera champion entre Musongati et Flambeau du Centre, ces deux grands clubs de Gitega?" [Who will be champion between Musongati and Flambeau du Centre, these two great clubs of Gitega?]. agaseke.bi. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.(in French)
- "Musongati edge Rukinzo to clinch Burundi FA Cup". cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "Musongati FC remporte une coupe, pour la première fois de son histoire" [Musongati FC wins a cup, for the first time in its history]. iwacu-burundi.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.(in French)
- "Musongati to face Green Eagles in CAF Confederation Cup first Preliminary round". ground-sports.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "CAF Confed Cup: Eagles fly over Musongati into the second preliminary round". zambianfootball.co.zm. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- "Coupe du président : Flambeau du Centre rejoint les demi-finales" [President's Cup: Flambeau du Centre reaches the semi-finals]. lerenouveau.digital. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.