Sandrine Niyonkuru Explained

Sandrine Niyonkuru
Birth Date:2000 1, df=y
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Tutankhamun
Clubs1:Fountaingate Schools
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:Burundi
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:4
Ntupdate:21 February 2022.
Clubs2:Tutankhamun

Sandrine Niyonkuru (born 1 January 2000) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian club Tutankhamun and the Burundi women's national team.

Club career

Niyonkuru has previously played for Tanzanian club Fountaingate Schools.[1] As of 2023, she played for Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Women's Premier League. With Tutankhamun, Niyonkuru scored both goals in the team's 2–1 victory in the 2022/23 Egyptian Ladies FA Cup, the team's first-ever victory in the tournament.[2]

International career

Niyonkuru has capped at a senior level for Burundi. She played with Burundi at the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship and scored in the opening match, a 5–0 win over Zanzibar.[3] [4] Burundi qualified for the knockout rounds where they lost 5–0 to Kenya.[5]

At the 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship, Niyonkuru scored a brace in her opening match, a 3–0 win over Djibouti,[6] and a second brace in her second match, a 2–1 win over Rwanda.[7] She scored again (on a penalty kick) in Burundi's 2-1 semifinal victory over Tanzania.[8] Burundi lost in the final to Uganda.[9]

She participated in the team's campaign at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, their first ever appearance in the tournament. She scored a brace in the final match of the group stage, a 2–4 loss to Botswana.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burundi stop Zanzibar 5-0 in Cecafa Senior Women’s Challenge Cup opening tie. 2022-02-25. CAFOnline. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. en.
  2. Web site: شعبان . حاتم . 27 April 2023 . لاعبات توت عنخ آمون يتسلمن مكأفآت الفوز بكأس مصر للسيدات . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822025114/https://koraplus.com/Article/78960/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AE-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%A2%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA . 22 August 2023 . 21 August 2023 . Kora Plus.
  3. Web site: 18 November 2019 . Burundi stop Zanzibar 5-0 in Cecafa Senior Women’s Challenge Cup opening tie . https://web.archive.org/web/20191119030411/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/burundi-stop-zanzibar-5-0-in-cecafa-senior-women-s-challenge-cup-opening-tie . 19 November 2019 . 21 August 2023 . CAF Online.
  4. Web site: 18 November 2019 . BURUNDI 5-0 ZANZIBAR: HIGHLIGHTS (CECAFA WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP - 17/11/2019) . 21 August 2023 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: 21 November 2019 . Kenya vs Burundi 5-0 . 21 August 2023 . Soccerway.
  6. Web site: BUR 3-1 DJI . 21 August 2023 . Flashscore.
  7. Web site: RWA 1-2 BUR . 21 August 2023 . Flashscore.
  8. Web site: TAN 1-2 BUR . 21 August 2023 . Flashscore.
  9. Web site: UGANDA VS BURUNDI 4-1 . 21 August 2023 . Soccerway.
  10. Web site: S. Niyonkuru . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822030951/https://ng.soccerway.com/players/sandrine-niyonkuru/847589/ . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023 . Soccerway.

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