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FIFA Suspends Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana for Three Matches

11/11/2025

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Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana, who plays for Jeddah SC in the Saudi second-tier league, received a three-match suspension and a CHF 5,000 fine from FIFA.
The punishment follows a red-card incident during a World Cup qualifier between Burundi and Kenya.
Two minutes into the match, Bimenyimana's boot struck Kenyan goalkeeper Brian Bwire in the face.
This sanction extends his automatic suspension from the Gabon match and falls under FIFA's Disciplinary Code Article 14.1(e).

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Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana, who plays for Jeddah SC in the Saudi second-tier league, received a three-match suspension and a CHF 5,000 fine from FIFA.
The punishment follows a red-card incident during a World Cup qualifier between Burundi and Kenya.
Two minutes into the match, Bimenyimana's boot struck Kenyan goalkeeper Brian Bwire in the face.
This sanction extends his automatic suspension from the Gabon match and falls under FIFA's Disciplinary Code Article 14.1(e).