Simba attacking midfielder Saido Ntibazonkiza is among the 37 players called by Burundi National Team Coach Etienne Ndayiragije for the qualifiers to find a team that will face Cameroon in the game to qualify for the Afcon 2023 championship
September 12 2023, Burundi will be away in Cameroon in a game that Burundi needs to win to secure a ticket for the Afcon 2023 championship
After having a good season with Simba emerging as the top scorer of the NBC premier league 2022/23, Ndayiragije has returned Saido to the national team and without a doubt he will be among the players he will take with him to Cameroon
Saido is the most senior player in the Burundi national team squad having served the national team for more than 10 years
The list of players named by Ndayiragije also includes other Burundian players who play in the Tanzanian league, namely Jonathan Nahimama (Namungo) and Ndikumana Justine (Coastal Union)
