Football: Sangwa Patrick rallies Burundi’s Intamba
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Iwacu Burundi
Sangwa Patrick called on people to keep believing in the Intamba of Burundi’s chances, alongside captain Yussuf Ndayishimiye and Melchiade Nkeshimana, deputy secretary-general of the Burundi Football Federation. He spoke on 28 September 2026, after the setback against Togo, according to Iwacu Burundi.
Sangwa Patrick, speaking about the Intamba of Burundi, called on people not to condemn the national team after a defeat and to wait for the final verdict on its chances of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations. To make his point, he cited the campaigns of Paris Saint-Germain, who won the Champions League in 2025 after going through the play-offs, and Argentina, who were beaten by Saudi Arabia in their first match at the 2022 World Cup before winning the tournament.
Sangwa Patrick thus stressed that Burundi could turn things around before the end of its qualifying campaign. He drew on these precedents to ask observers to wait for the final result before judging the Intamba’s chances.
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