Le Messager Ngozi FC

The club was founded in 2005, when the late president Pierre Nkurunziza decided to set up “Le Messager” football academies.^[1] Le Messager Ngozi had won promotion from the second division at the end of the 2011–12 season finished their first season in the top-flight of Burundi football, 2012–13, on the 5th place.^[2]

In the 2013–14 season, Le Messager finished 4th in the league and reached the final of the Coupe du Président de la République losing 1–1 (3–4 on penalty shootout) to LLB Académic, qualifying for CAF Confederation Cup^[3]

The following season saw again a fourth-place finish, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Coupe du Président de la République, losing 0–3 in front of Athlético Olympique.^[4] Le Messager made their continental debut against Benfica de Luanda in the preliminary round of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup, losing 0–3 on aggregate.

In 2016, the club won its first trophy, the Coupe du Président de la République, beating Vital'O 1–1 (4–3 on penalty shootout) in the final^[5] and, also came out as runners-up in the 2015–16 Ligue A season.

In the following season, Le Messager finished sixth in Ligue A and returned to the Coupe du Président de la République final where they were defeated 1–2 by Olympic Star de Muyinga. In 2017 CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, beat the Zanzibarian club KVZ 4–2 on aggregate,^[6] advancing to the first round where they were eliminated by Zesco United (0–2 away and 2–2 home).^[7]

As of 29 October 2022^[8][9]

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	FW	BDI	Ally Iradukunda
2	GK	BDI	Landry Iradukunda
6	FW	BDI	Karim Bizoza
9	MF	BDI	Arthur Nibikora
14	MF	BDI	Ladislas Mpisemwoneza
16	MF	BDI	Djuma Ndikumana
18	FW	BDI	Alexis Hakizimana
27	FW	BDI	Yassin Dushime
24	DF	BDI	Akbar Muderi
21	DF	BDI	Hamza Nyanzira

• Burundi Ligue A
  • Winners (3): 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (1): 2015–16
• Burundi Ligue B
  • Winners (1): 2011–12
• Coupe du Président de la République
  • Winners (1): 2016.
  • Runners-up (2): 2014, 2017.

• Burundi Ligue A: 2012–now
• Burundi Ligue B: 2005–2012

• Soccerway
• Official website