U15 football: Burundi beat Fiji and Bangladesh 2-0
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Iwacu Burundi
Burundi’s U15 team won two matches at the FIFA football festival in Baku: 2-0 against Fiji, then 2-0 against Bangladesh, after defeats by Portugal and Wales. The festival ran from 24 to 30 October 2026; Iwacu presents the results as confirmation of the work being done to develop players by the Burundian federation.
Burundi beat Fiji and then Bangladesh by the same 2-0 scoreline in the group stage of the U15 world football tournament in Baku, Iwacu Burundi reports. The two wins followed defeats by Portugal (0-1) and Wales (1-3).
Invited by FIFA, the Burundi team ended its group stage with a heavy 6-1 defeat by Indonesia on 26 October. The tournament, held from 24 to 30 October 2026, includes teams from Cameroon, Senegal, Togo and Fiji, among others.
Burundi are due to face Togo in the round of 32 on 28 October. The Burundi Football Federation, which oversees the national teams, had previously reviewed their preparations as part of preparations by Burundi’s national teams.
