Lydia Nsekera

Lydia Nsekera
Nsekera at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Born (1967-04-20) 20 April 1967 (age 57)[1]
Bujumbura, Burundi
TitlePresident of the Football Federation of Burundi
Term2004–2013

Lydia Nsekera (born 20 April 1967) is a Burundian sports official who has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2009.[2]

Career

Football administration

Nsekera was president of the Football Federation of Burundi between 2004 and 2013.[3][4] In 2012 she was the first woman to be co-opted onto the FIFA Council for one year and in 2013 gained election for a full four-year term, also the first woman to achieve this.[5]

She served through till 2021, when she lost her bid to represent Africa on the council for the third time after serving on the council for 8 years. She lost to her successor Isha Johansen on 12 March 2021 during the CAF General Assembly.[6]

Olympics committee

She is the president of the Burundi National Olympic Committee (NOC Burundi). She has twice vied for the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) but lost on both occasions to Mustapha Berraf. She made it as a point of duty to restore the image of ANOCA when she selected to lead them.[7]

She currently[as of?] chairs the IOC Women in Sport Commission. She serves on the Tokyo 2020 and Los Angeles 2028 coordination commissions.[7]

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ Rogge re-elected as IOC president
  3. ^ "Lydia Nsekera loses Burundi FA presidency". BBC Sport. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Nsekera leads Burundi revolution". 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  5. ^ Fifa elects Burundi's Lydia Nsekera as first woman executive
  6. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (12 March 2021). "Isha Johansen becomes Fifa Council member as Kanizat Ibrahim wins Caf exco seat | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Nsekera vows to restore ANOCA's image after announcing Presidential candidacy". www.insidethegames.biz. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-20.


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