Académie Le Messager FC Gitega
# Académie Le Messager FC Gitega

Flameau du Centre is a professional football club based in Gitega, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A, the top division of Burundi football.

## History

The club comes from the Le Messager FC academy, like the Le Messager Football Club Ngozi, it evolved at the beginning under the name Académie Le Messager FC Gitega before taking the name of Flambeau du Center. The Messenger Gitega was able to access the 2nd national division after three years of negotiations for name change reasons. The leaders of the federation could not accept two teams with the same name of Messenger .

Since the 2017–2018 season, the club has played in the first division of Burundi. In 2022 the club won its first league title.

## Honors

National competitions

* Burundi Premier League::2021-22
* Burundi Cup: Finalist: 2021, 2022

## Current Team

    As of 22 October 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 17 | GK | BDI | Abdoul Karim Barandondera |
| 2 | GK | BDI | Abdourahmani Rukundo |
| 8 | GK | BDI | Amissi Asmani |
| 14 | DF | BDI | Beni Irakoze |
| 11 | DF | BDI | Benjamin Rukundo |
| 1 | DF | BDI | Dieudonne Ntibahezwa |
| 18 | DF | BDI | Eddy Patrick Ntwari |
| 5 | DF | BDI | Enock Tumebarikiwa |
| 19 | DF | BDI | Gakiza Aime Nyandwi |
| 7 | DF | BDI | Gilbert Tuyihimbaze |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | BDI | Guy Kavumbagu Nahimana |
| 15 | MF | BDI | Henry Msanga |
| 4 | MF | BDI | Issa Hakizimana |
| 16 | MF | BDI | Juma Nijimbere |
| 10 | MF | BDI | Karim Niyonkuru |
| 6 | MF | BDI | Leonard Gakwaya |
| 25 | MF | BDI | Moussa Muryango |
| 3 | FW | BDI | Olivier Dushime |
| 21 | FW | BDI | Patrick Kwizera |
| 20 | FW | BDI | Sadiki Yahya |

## Management and staff

Management and staff as of 12 August 2022 :

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head Coach | Momcilo Medic |
| Assistant coach | Jean de Dieu Rukundo |
| Manager | Sosthene Tuyikunde |
| Team Doctor | Gordien Nduwimana |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Jean Claude Manirakiza |
| Kit Manager | Emery Niyonkuru |
| Physiotherapist | Celestin Ngenzebuhoro |
