Burundi won the first match of Africa’s CAR Under 18 development competition on 8 September, running out 9-6 winners over Rwanda at the University of Burundi Stadium in Bujumbura.
Of equal significance, the match also offered a landmark in the development of the sport in Burundi as the nation’s Under 18 side played its very first match.
The occasion proved a success with well over 1000 people turning up to watch.Burundi will now travel to Kigali in the coming weeks to take on Rwanda on away soil.
By Oscar Nduwimana, Burundi RU