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Magara Star
Full nameMagara Star Football Club
Founded31 March 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-31)
GroundMagara Football Stadium
Coordinates3°43′28.1″S 29°18′55.6″E / 3.724472°S 29.315444°E / -3.724472; 29.315444
ChairmanJohn-Clinton Nsengiyumva
ManagerPatrick Niyokwizera
CoachDenis Wembo
LeagueBurundi Premier League
Websitehttp://www.magarastarfc.com/home

Magara Star Football Club is a football (soccer) club from Magara town of Bugarama Commune in the province of Rumonge, Burundi. The team currently plays in Burundi Premier League. The team was founded on March 31, 2014, by John-Clinton Nsengiyumva through his philanthropic foundation, Nsengiyumva Global Development.

History

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On January 6, 2016, John-Clinton Nsengiyumva, the Chairperson of the Magara Star FC, acquired Nyanza-Lac United FC from Nyanza-Lac City in Makamka Province of Burundi and moved the acquired team to Magara town in Rumonge Province.

On January 9, 2016, John-Clinton Nsengiyumva merged Nyanza-Lac United FC into Magara Star FC and the local play-ground for former Nyanza-Lac United became The Stadium of Magara.

On January 16, 2016, in at Magara Stadium, Magara Star FC played its first match at the First Division level in Burundi. And this was also the first time, a team from Magara ever played at that level of soccer games and it was the first time a match of the first division in Burundi was ever played at Magara. The score was Magara Star FC 4 – 0 Olympic de Muremera FC.[1]

Performance in Competitions

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  • 2014 Bujumbura 3rd Division League: Position #1.
  • 2015–2016 National First Division League: Position #12.[2]

Honours

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  • Champion of 2014 Bujumbura Provincial Football Association Cup for Third Division.

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Denis Wembo
Assistant coach Innocent Hatungimana
Technical Director (Manager) Patrick Niyokwizera
Secretary & Logistics Officer Augustin Niyubahwe

Management

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Position Staff
President John-Clinton Nsengiyumva
Vice-president Désiré Manirakiza
Secretary General Zéckis Minani
Treasurer General Jean Pierre Bacanamwo
Adviser General Issa Nzojibwami

References

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  1. ^ "Ligue A 2015/2016". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Primus Ligue 2015 – 2016". ffb.bi. Football Federation of Burundi. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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