Le Messager Ngozi FC
| Full name | Le Messager Ngozi Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Ground | Ngozi, Burundi | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Athanase Hatungimana | ||
| League | Burundi Ligue A | ||
| Ligue A, 1st of 16 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Le Messager Football Club is a Burundian professional football club based in Ngozi that plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football.
Founded in 2005, Le Messager have won three league titles and one Burundian Cup. The club plays its home matches at 5,000 capacity .
History[]
The club was founded in 2005, when the late president Pierre Nkurunziza decided to set up “Le Messager” football academies.[1] Le Messager Ngozi had won promotion from the second division at the end of the 2011–12 season finished their first season in the top-flight of Burundi football, 2012–13, on the 5th place.[2]
In the 2013–14 season, Le Messager finished 4th in the league and reached the final of the Coupe du Président de la République losing 1–1 (3–4 on penalty shootout) to LLB Académic, qualifying for 2015 CAF Confederation Cup[3]
The following season saw again a fourth-place finish, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Coupe du Président de la République, losing 0–3 in front of Athlético Olympique.[4]
In 2016, the club won its first trophy, the Coupe du Président de la République, beating Vital'O FC 1–1 (4–3 on penalty shootout) in the final[5] and, also came out as runners-up in the 2015–16 Ligue A season.
Honours[]
- Winners (3): 2018, 2020, 2021.
- Runners-up (1): 2015–16
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Winners (1): 2016.
- Runners-up (2): 2014, 2017.
Performance in CAF competitions[]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CAF Confederation Cup | Preliminary round |  Benfica de Luanda
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0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| 2017 | CAF Confederation Cup | Preliminary round |  KVZ
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3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| First round |  ZESCO United
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2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 2018–19 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round |  Ismaily
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0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 2020–21 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary round | Young Buffaloes
|
1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
League history[]
- Burundi Ligue A: 2012–now
- : 2005–2012
References[]
- ^ "La success-story de Messager Ngozi FC : tout sauf un hasard…" [The success story of Messager Ngozi FC: anything but coincidence…]. yaga-burundi.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.(in French)
- ^ "Burundi 2012/13". rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Burundi 2013/14". rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Coupe du Président de la République 2015". rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Messenger Ngozi FC atoned for losing the league to Vital'O by beating them in the 2016 President Cup final on Saturday". soka25east.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Burundi
- Burundian sport stubs
- East African football club stubs