Ms Lydia
NSEKERA

Degree in Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Burundi (1992)

Company director, Garage Tanganyika Cars (2002-); Internal auditor, Brasserie et Limonaderie du Burundi (1994-2001)

Basketball, athletics (high jump)

Member of the Atlético Olympic Football Club national men’s league (2000-2007), Honour President (2007-2013) and Vice-President (2014-); Leader of a women’s football club (2001-2015); President of the Burundi Football Federation (2004-2013); Member of the Burundi National Olympic Committee (NOC) Women and Sport Commission (2001-2006); Member of the Organising Committee of the 5th African women’s football championships (2006); Member of the Burundi NOC Executive Bureau (2006-2017) and President of the Burundi NOC (2017-); Member of the Organising Committee of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Olympic Football Tournaments (2006-2016); Member of the Women’s Football Commission of the African Football Confederation (CAF) (2006-2012); Member of the Executive Committee of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (2007-2011); Member of the Organising Committee of the Olympic football tournaments in Beijing (2008); Member of the Organising Committee of the FIFA World Cup, Chile (2008); Member (2011-2013), then President (2013-2016) of the Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup Commission; coopted (2012) then elected (2013) by the FIFA Congress as FIFA Executive Committee Member; Vice-President of the FIFA Development Committee (2017-); Member of the FIFA Foundation Board; Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) (2014-2018)

One of the FIFA representatives at the medal presentations for women’s football at the Games of the Olympiad, Beijing 2008; Nominated by the Bujumbura Mayor as one of the 10 best women workers of 2008; Winner of the IOC Women and Sport Award (2009); Named to the Order of the Peoples Friendship of the Republic of Burundi (2012); Named by Presidential Decree to the Council of National Orders and Honours of the Republic of Burundi (2018)

Member (2010-2014) then Chair (2014-2021) of the Women and Sport Commission; Chair of the Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (2022-); Member of the following Commissions: Radio and Television (2011- 2014), Marketing (2014-2015), Coordination for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 (2013-2021), Communications (2015-2021), Digital Engagement and Marketing Communications (2022-); Evaluation for the Youth Olympic Games 2022 (2018), Coordination for the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028 (2019-)