WOMEN
PVP Buyenzi win Burundi Women’s League title
PVP Buyenzi are the champions of the 2023/2024 Lumitel Burundi Women’s League.
PVP Buyenzi captured the title after humbling Etoile Du Matin 9-0 in their last League match played at the Centre Technique National in Bujumbura on Wednesday.
The match that has been postponed earlier by the Burundi Football Federation (BFF).
Igilima Nicole Rehema and Rukiya Bizimana each netted a hat-trick, while Yasinta Edgaridy Marimba also scored two goals. Zena Sheban Nahimana also got her name on the score sheet as the PVP Buyenzi team was in good scoring mood.
The win pushed PVP Buyenzi to 51 points, two head of the 2022/2023 champions Buja Queens. Former Champions FOFILA PF finished in third place with 38 points.
PVP Buyenzi will represent Burundi in the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zonal qualifiers expected to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia later this year.