Alexandre Muyenge, Shugaban Ƙungiyar Ƙwallon Ƙafa ta Burundi (FFB), ya yabi alaƙar da ke tsakanin ƙungiyarsa da FIFA bayan ziyararsa ta farko a hedikwatar FIFA a Zurich, Swizerland. A lokacin ziyarar, ya gudanar da tarurruka tare da ɓangarorin fasaha da ƙwallon ƙafa na mata na FIFA.

"Wannan shi ne karon farko da na zo hedikwatar FIFA. Don haka a gare ni, yana da ni da farin ciki da gamsuwa," in ji Muyenge, wanda aka zaɓe shi a karon farko don jagorantar FFB a watan Disamba 2021. Ya bayyana haɗin gwiwa tsakanin ɓangarorin biyu a matsayin "haɗin gwiwa mai amfani sosai" a cikin 'yan shekarun da suka wuce.

Sabunta filin wasa ya canza wasannin gida na Burundi

Babban aikin wannan haɗin gwiwa shi ne sabunta Intwari Stadium — wanda ake kira filin wasa na jaruman — a Bujumbura. Ta amfani da kuɗaɗen shirin FIFA Forward, filin wasa ya sami sabon filin wasa na wucin gadi da fitilun zamani, wanda ya dawo masa da ikon karbar wasannin ƙasa da ƙasa na maza da mata.

Filin wasan da aka sabunta ya karbi wasanninsa na gasa na farko a watan Satumba 2025, inda aka gudanar da wasannin cancantar gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA na mata ƙasa da shekaru 20, sannan watan da ya biyo baya aka yi wasan cancantar FIFA World Cup 2026 da Kenya. Kafin wannan sabuntawa, Burundi sun tilasta wasa a gida a Tanzania ko Morocco.

An gudanar da aikin tare da hadin gwiwar gwamnatin kasa ta Burundi, karkashin jagorancin Shugaba Évariste Ndayishimiye. "FIFA ta ba da gudummawa mai yawa ga wannan aikin. Yanzu, muna alfahari da wasa a ƙasarmu, domin mun shafe aƙalla shekaru biyar muna wasa a wasu gasar a wani wuri," in ji Muyenge. Ya ƙara da cewa alfahari da filin wasan ya yadu a duk sassan al'umma — daga jami'an gwamnati zuwa talakawa — kuma masu goyon baya suna aiki kamar ɗan wasa na 12.

Haɓaka hazaka da Football for Schools

Bayan ababen more rayuwa, FFB ta shiga FIFA Talent Development Scheme, shirin duniya da aka ƙirƙira don taimaka wa ƙungiyoyin memba gano da haɓaka 'yan wasa har zuwa cikakken iyawarsu. Burundi na ɗaya daga cikin ƙungiyoyin memba 58 na FIFA a duniya — kuma ɗaya daga cikin 18 a Afirka — da ke da Active Talent Coach da FIFA Talent Academy, wadanda ke Ngagara National Technical Centre wanda FIFA Forward ke tallafawa.

"A cikin 'yan shekarun da suka wuce, ƙungiyoyinmu na ƙasa za su samu ci gaba mai yawa," in ji Muyenge, yana nuna shirin a matsayin zuba jari na dogon lokaci a ƙwallon ƙafa na Burundi.

Alaƙar FFB da FIFA ta ƙara ƙarfafa a watan Oktoba 2023, lokacin da Burundi ta zama ƙasa ta 100 da ta aiwatar da shirin Football for Schools na FIFA. Bikin tunawa da wannan nasara ya gudana a Urunani Stadium a Buganda, a bakin garin Bujumbura, kuma shugaban FIFA Gianni Infantino da Muyenge sun halarta.