Olivier Karekezi - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding player from Rwanda scored 24 international goals in 74 matches for his National Team. He is the leading goal scorer in the history of Rwanda National team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
 
Birth:   27/05/83
Country:  Rwanda
Caps:    74
Goals:   24

 
Cap  Goals     Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
 
 1           31. 7.99   Kigali          Uganda          1-0     CECAFA Cup
 2            9. 4.00   Kigali          Ivory Coast     2-2     World Cup Qualifier
 3           23. 4.00   Abidjan         Ivory Coast     0-2     World Cup Qualifier
 4   1   1    8.12.01   Kigali          Somalia         3-0     CECAFA Cup
 5       1   24. 8.01   Kigali          Kenya           0-0
 6   1   2   13.10.02   Accra           Ghana           2-4     African Nations Cup Qualifier
 7   1   3    3.12.02   Arusha          Somalia         1-0     CECAFA Cup
 8       3    6.12.02   Arusha          Uganda          1-2     CECAFA Cup
 9       3    7. 6.03   Kampala         Uganda          1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
10       3    6. 7.03   Kigali          Ghana           1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
11   1   4   12.10.03   Kigali          Namibia         3-0     World Cup Qualifier
12       4   15.11.03   Windhoek        Namibia         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
13   2   6    2.12.03   Khartoum        Zanzibar        2-2 [!] CECAFA Cup
14       6   10.12.03   Khartoum        Uganda          0-2     CECAFA Cup
15       6   24. 1.04   Radès           Tunisia         1-2     African Nations Cup
16       6   28. 1.04   Bizerte         Guinea          1-1     African Nations Cup
17       6    1. 2.04   Bizerte         Congo-Kinshasa  1-0     African Nations Cup
18       6    5. 6.04   Abuja           Nigeria         0-2     World Cup Qualifier
19       6   19. 6.04   Kigali          Gabon           3-1     World Cup Qualifier
20       6    3. 7.04   Kigali          Zimbabwe        0-2     World Cup Qualifier
21   1   7   14. 8.04   Kampala         Uganda          2-1
22       7   28. 8.04   Kitwe           Zambia          1-2
23       7    5. 9.04   Luanda          Angola          0-1     World Cup Qualifier
24       7    9.10.04   Kigali          Algeria         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
25   1   8   11.12.04   Addis Ababa     Zanzibar        4-2 [!] CECAFA Cup
26       8   13.12.04   Addis Ababa     Burundi         1-3     CECAFA Cup
27       8   15.12.04   Addis Ababa     Ethiopia        0-0     CECAFA Cup
28   1   9   19.12.04   Addis Abeba     Tanzania        5-1     CECAFA Cup
29       9   27. 3.05   Oran            Algeria         0-1     World Cup Qualifier
30       9    5. 6.05   Kigali          Nigeria         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
31       9   18. 6.05   Libreville      Gabon           0-3     World Cup Qualifier
32       9    8.10.05   Kigali          Angola          0-1     World Cup Qualifier
33   1  10    8.12.05   Kigali          Uganda          1-0     CECAFA Cup
34      10   10.12.05   Kigali          Ethiopia        0-1     CECAFA Cup
35      10    3. 9.06   Kigali          Cameroon        0-3     African Nations Cup Qualifier
36   1  11    8.10.06   Monrovia        Liberia         2-3     African Nations Cup Qualifier
37   1  12   25. 3.07   Malabo          Equat. Guinea   1-3     African Nations Cup Qualifier
38      12    2. 6.07   Kigali          Equat. Guinea   2-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
39   1  13    8. 9.07   Kigali          Liberia         4-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
40      13   11.12.07   Dar-es-Salaam   Uganda          0-2     CECAFA Cup
41   2  15   13.12.07   Dar-es-Salaam   Djibouti        9-0     CECAFA Cup
42      15   18.12.07   Dar-es-Salaam   Zanzibar        0-0 [1] CECAFA Cup
43      15   20.12.07   Dar-es-Salaam   Uganda          1-0 [2] CECAFA Cup
44      15   22.12.07   Dar-es-Salaam   Sudan           2-2 [3] CECAFA Cup
45   1  16   31.05.08   Kigali          Mauritania      3-0     World Cup Qualifier
46   1  17    8. 6.08   Addis Ababa     Ethiopia        2-1     World Cup Qualifier
47   1  18   14. 6.08   Kigali          Morocco         3-1     World Cup Qualifier
48      18   21. 6.08   Casablanca      Morocco         0-2     World Cup Qualifier
49      18    6. 9.08   Nouakchott      Mauritania      1-0     World Cup Qualifier
50      18   28. 3.09   Kigali          Algeria         0-0     World Cup Qualifier
51      18    6. 6.09   Chililabombwe   Zambia          0-1     World Cup Qualifier
52      18    5. 7.09   Cairo           Egypt           0-3     World Cup Qualifier
53      18    5. 9.09   Kigali          Egypt           0-1     World Cup Qualifier
54      18   14.11.09   Kigali          Zambia          0-0     World Cup Qualifier
55      18    5. 6.11   Bujumbura       Burundi         1-3     African Nations Cup Qualifier
56      18    9.10.11   Cotonou         Benin           1-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
57      18   11.11.11   Asmara          Eritrea         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
58   1  19   15.11.11   Kigali          Eritrea         3-1     World Cup Qualifier
59   1  20   26.11.11   Dar-es-Salaam   Tanzania        1-0     CECAFA Cup
60      20   29.11.11   Dar-es-Salaam   Zimbabwe        2-0     CECAFA Cup
61   3  23    2.12.11   Dar-es-Salaam   Djibouti        5-2     CECAFA Cup
62      23    5.12.11   Dar-es-Salaam   Zanzibar        2-1 [!] CECAFA Cup
63   1  24    8.12.11   Dar-es-Salaam   Sudan           2-1     CECAFA Cup
64      24   10.12.11   Dar-es-Salaam   Uganda          2-2 [4] CECAFA Cup
65      24   29. 2.12   Kigali          Nigeria         0-0     African Nations Cup Qualifier
66      24   23. 5.12   Aïn Draham      Libya           0-2
67      24   27. 5.12   Monastir        Tunisia         1-5
68      24   30. 5.12   Sousse          Chad            1-1
69      24    2. 6.12   Blida           Algeria         0-4     World Cup Qualifier
70      24   10. 6.12   Kigali          Benin           1-1     World Cup Qualifier
71      24   20. 3.13   Kigali          Libya           0-1 
72      24   24. 3.13   Kigali          Mali            1-2     World Cup Qualifier
73      24    9. 6.13   Bamako          Mali            1-1     World Cup Qualifier
74      24   16. 6.13   Kigali          Algeria         0-1     World Cup Qualifier

[!] Not full FIFA International
[1] After extra time, Rwanda won 5-4 on penalties, Not a full FIFA international.
[2] After extra time
[3] After extra time, Rwanda lost 2-4 on penalties
[4] After extra time, Rwanda lost 2-3 on penalties

Types of Goals
                       
World Cup Qualifier             5
African Nations Cup Qualifier   4
CECAFA Cup                     14
Friendlies                      1
 
Total                          24


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