Rachelle Bukuru

Rachelle Bukuru is a Burundian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kigoma Queens and the Burundi national team.[1][2]

Rachelle Bukuru
Personal information
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kigoma Queens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Onze Etoiles
Kigoma Queens
National team‡
2022– Burundi 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2022

Club career

Bukuru has played for Onze Etoiles in Burundi.[3] She plays for Kigoma Queens in Burundi.[2]

International career

In 2017, Bukuru played for the Burundi U20 team.[4] She played in the 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament featuring alongside Djafar Asha who was the captain of the team and Joëlle Bukuru. They were eliminated by South Africa in the second round of the qualifiers.[5] Bukuru was promoted to the senior team and earned a place in Burundi squad for the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship.[6]

In 2022, Bukuru was a member of the Burundi squad that qualified for their first African Women's Cup of Nations, after defeating Djibouti 11–1 on aggregate.[7][8]

References
  1. "Rachelle Bukuru". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. Marème, KANE (16 May 2021). "Burundi seleciona 32 jogadoras para eliminatórias de CAN feminino 2022". Agência Panafricana de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. Burandi squad for 2nd round of WACON qualification
  4. "TEAM: Burundi U-20 squad named ahead of World Cup qualifiers". JWsports1. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. Duret, Sebastien. "Coupe du Monde U20 2018 (Afrique) - Le NIGERIA prend une option, le GHANA obtient le nul au CAMEROUN". Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. "Dix neuf joueuses qui représenteront le Burundi à la "#CECAFA Senior Women Challenge Cup"". Football Federation of Burundi (in French). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. "Match Report of Djibouti vs Burundi - 2022-02-21 - TotalEnergies Women's Cup of Nations Qualification". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. "Burundi qualify for first ever Women's Afcon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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