Sandrine Niyonkuru
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tutankhamun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fountaingate Schools
Tutankhamun
International career‡
2019– Burundi 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2022.[2]

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.[2]

Club career

Niyonkuru has previously played for Tanzanian club Fountaingate Schools.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5][6] Burundi qualified for the knockout rounds where they lost 5–0 to Kenya.[7]

At the 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship, Niyonkuru scored a brace in her opening match, a 3–0 win over Djibouti,[8] and a second brace in her second match, a 2–1 win over Rwanda.[9] She scored again (on a penalty kick) in Burundi's 2-1 semifinal victory over Tanzania.[10] Burundi lost in the final to Uganda.[11]

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.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Sandrine Niyonkuru at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Sandrine Niyonkuru". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Burundi stop Zanzibar 5-0 in Cecafa Senior Women's Challenge Cup opening tie". CAFOnline. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ↑ شعبان, حاتم (27 April 2023). "لاعبات توت عنخ آمون يتسلمن مكأفآت الفوز بكأس مصر للسيدات". Kora Plus. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Burundi stop Zanzibar 5-0 in Cecafa Senior Women's Challenge Cup opening tie". CAF Online. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "BURUNDI 5-0 ZANZIBAR: HIGHLIGHTS (CECAFA WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP - 17/11/2019)". YouTube. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kenya vs Burundi 5-0". Soccerway. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "BUR 3-1 DJI". Flashscore. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "RWA 1-2 BUR". Flashscore. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "TAN 1-2 BUR". Flashscore. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "UGANDA VS BURUNDI 4-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "S. Niyonkuru". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.


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