The Rwanda national football team, nicknamed Amavubi (The Wasps), is the national team of Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

 and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur

Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur

The Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association is the governing body of football in Rwanda. It was founded in 1972, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1976...

. They have never qualified for the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 finals, and reached their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2004.

World Cup record

• 1930
  1930 FIFA World Cup
  The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
  
   to 1986
  1986 FIFA World Cup
  The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1990
  1990 FIFA World Cup
  The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
  
   – Withdrew
• 1994
  1994 FIFA World Cup
  The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
  
   – Did not enter
• 1998
  1998 FIFA World Cup
  The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
  
   to 2010
  2010 FIFA World Cup
  The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
  
   – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1980 – Did not enter
• 1982 to 1984 – Did not qualify
• 1986 – Did not enter
• 1988 – Withdrew
• 1990 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2000 to 2002 – Did not qualify
• 2004
  2004 African Cup of Nations
  The 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 2002, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four...
  
   – Round 1
• 2006 to 2012 – Did not qualify

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

This is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition
4 September 2010	Abidjan Abidjan Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...	Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire national football team The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...	0–3	2012 ACN qualification
9 October 2010	Kigali Kigali Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...	Benin Benin Benin national football team The Benin national football team, nicknamed Les Écureuils , is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the Fédération Béninoise de Football. They were known as the Dahomey national football team until 1975, when Dahomey became Benin. They have never made the World Cup but have...	0–3	2012 ACN qualifications
17 November 2010	Blantyre Blantyre The name Blantyre may refer to several things:Malawi*Blantyre District — Blantyre, a district of Malawi**Blantyre, Malawi — Blantyre, a city of Malawi...	Malawi Malawi Malawi national football team The Malawi national football team, nicknamed The Flames, is the national team of Malawi and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966 they were known as the Nyasaland national football team...	1–2	Friendly
1 December 2010	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...	Sudan Sudan Sudan national football team The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in association football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Sudan's home ground is Al Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman and their head coach is Mohammed Abdullah Mazda...	0–0	Friendly
8 December 2010	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...	Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania national football team The Tanzania national football team represents Tanzania in association football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania. Tanzania's home ground is Benjamin Mkapa national stadium in Dar-es-Salaam and their head coach is Jan Børge Poulsen....	0–1	Friendly
26 March 2011	TBD	BurundiBurundi Burundi national football team The Burundi national football team, nicknamed Les Hirondelles , is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the National Football Association of Burundi...	3–1	2012 ACN qualification
5 June 2011	TBD	Burundi Burundi Burundi national football team The Burundi national football team, nicknamed Les Hirondelles , is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the National Football Association of Burundi...	1–3	2012 ACN qualification

Head coaches

Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...

 (1972–1976) Metin Türel

Metin Türel

Metin Türel is a Turkish football coach. Türel almost coached every team in Turkey, he also coached the Turkey national football team from 1977 to 1978...

 (1991) Rudi Gutendorf

Rudi Gutendorf

Rudolf "Rudi" Gutendorf is a German football manager, renowned for managing the highest number of national teams – to date a total of 18 teams.- Career :...

 (1999–2000) Ratomir Dujković

Ratomir Dujkovic

Ratomir Dujković is a Serbian football manager and a former player.-Playing career:...

 (2001–2004)
Roger Palmgren

Roger Palmgren

Roger Palmgren is a Swedish football manager, active primarily in Africa. He is currently head coach of the South African club side AmaZulu.-Career:...

 (2004–2005) Michael Nees (2006–2007) Josip Kuze

Josip Kuže

Josip Kuže is a Croatian football coach and former player. He was a player and later coach of Dinamo Zagreb where he played from 1971-1981 making a total of 384 appearances and scoring 14 goals.-Playing career:...

 (2007–2008) Raoul Shungu

Raoul Shungu

Raoul Shungu is a Congolese professional football manager.-Career:Shungu was manager of the Seychelles national team between 2006 and 2008....

 (2008) (interim)
Branko Tucak

Branko Tucak

Branko Tucak is a Croatian former professional football player who last coached the Rwandan national team.-Club career:Tucak played for NK Zagreb, NK Dinamo Zagreb, Metz, AS Nancy, Angers, K.V...

 (2008–2009) Eric Nshimiyimana (2009–2010) (interim) Sellas Tetteh

Sellas Tetteh

Sellas Tetteh Teivi is a Ghanaian professional football coach and former player.-Early and personal life:Sellas Tetteh Teivi was born on 12 December 1956 in Adabraka. His father was Mensah Teivi, a mechanic, and his mother was Elizabeth Dablah; he was the eldest of eight children...

 (2010–2011) Milutin Sredojević

Milutin Sredojevic

Milutin "Micho" Sredojević is a Serbian football coach and former player. He is currently managing Rwanda national football team.-Previous clubs:...

 (2011–)

Current squad

The following 18-man squad was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round

This page provides the summaries of the CAF First Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the twenty four lowest seeded teams were drawn into 12 home-and-away ties, at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July...

 qualifying match against Eritrea

Eritrea national football team

The Eritrea national football team is controlled by the Eritrean National Football Federation . It is nicknamed the Red Sea Boys. It has not qualified for the finals of the FIFA World Cup or the African Nations Cup...

 on 15 November 2011.

Caps and goals updated as at 14 November 2011.
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External links

• Official Site