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The Burundi women's national football team, nicknamed the Swallows (French: ''Hirondelles''), represents
Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
in women's international
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competitions. The team has competed since 2016 in matches recognised by
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, the sport's international governing body. A senior national team has been continually inactive, but an under-20 team has played in numerous matches. Further development of football in the country faces challenges found across
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, including inequality and limited access to education for women. A women's football programme did not exist in Burundi until 2000, and only 455 players had registered for participation on the national level by 2006.


History

In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team. While the sport grew in popularity worldwide in the ensuing years, Burundi did not have an official team until more than two decades later. By 2009, however, Burundi had a FIFA-recognised senior national team nicknamed the Swallows and a FIFA-recognised Burundi women's national under-20 football team. The under-20 team played one international match in 2002, one in 2004 and one in 2006. The senior national football team has never competed in a FIFA-sanctioned fixture and has not competed at the Women's World Cup. The team was one of 200 preparing for a qualification tournament for the cup in 2007, but did not play in the competition. The team has withdrawn from numerous other events. Burundi was to play in the 2008 African Women's Championship but withdrew from the tournament, giving the
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an automatic qualification. The team also withdrew from the
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editions of the Africa Women Cup of Nations before the first-round qualifiers. Burundi has not participated in other major events on the continent, including the 2011 All-Africa Games. As of March 2012, the team was not ranked by FIFA. Burundi was scheduled to participate in a competition in 2007 organised by the
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(CAF) in
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. Nicholas Musonye, the secretary of the
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(Cecafa), said of the event, "CAF wants to develop women's football in this region in recognition of the milestones Cecafa has achieved over the years. CAF appreciates what Cecafa has done despite the hardships the association has gone through, from financial problems to political instability in member states and poor management of associations. Member states in the Cecafa region have not taken women's football seriously. CAF now wants to sponsor a long-term campaign to attract women from this region into the game." The competition was canceled due to lack of funds. Burundi's women's team was assembled in 2019 under coach Daniella Niyibimenya in anticipation of the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship. The team was defeated 2–0 in a match with the
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. Speaking on the team's lack of permanence and performance, Niyibimenya said, "We have a talented team but they need several warm-up matches to develop their character. Due to a lack of resources, we can only bring the girls together when a competition is announced."


Background and development

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Football Federation of Burundi The Football Federation of Burundi (french: Fédération de football du Burundi, FFB) is the governing body of football in Burundi. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1972 and to CAF in 1972. It organizes the national football leag ...
, the country's national association, created a woman's football programme in 2000. By 2006, there were just 455 registered women players, and the absence of a thriving women's game has been an obstacle for the national team.
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is the head of the national football association. Outside the national federation, the Commission nationale du football féminin was established by the 1990s, and a league and women's teams were organised in the same period in
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.


Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend


2023

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Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Manager history

* Gustave Niyonkuru (20xx–2023) * Olivier Mutombola(2023-)


Players


Current squad

* This is the final squad named in November 2023 for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament. Squad for WAFCON qualification 2nd round
/ref> * Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.


Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Burundi squad in the past 12 months. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.


Previous squads

;Africa Women Cup of Nations * 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations squads ;CECAFA Women's Championship * 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads


Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  


Africa Women Cup of Nations

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:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


African Games


FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


Olympic Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


CECAFA Women's Championship


Honours


Regional

* CECAFA Women's Championship : ''Runners-up:''


All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
''*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.'' ;Key


Record per opponent

''*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.'' ;Key The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:


See also

*
Football in Burundi Football in Burundi has been affected by the civil war that broke out in Burundi. Before that, Burundi football had been doing well. Football is the most popular sport in Burundi. History The football club Vital'O reached the final of the mos ...
* Women's football in Africa *
African Nations Cup The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...


References


External links


Association page
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