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Lydia Nsekera

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Lydia Nsekera
Born (1967-04-20) 20 April 1967 (age 57)
NationalityBurundian
TitlePresident of the Football Federation of Burundi
Term2004–2013

Lydia Nsekera (born 20 April 1967) has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2009.[1] 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.[2]

She was president of the Football Federation of Burundi between 2004[3] and 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rogge re-elected as IOC president
  2. ^ Fifa elects Burundi's Lydia Nsekera as first woman executive
  3. ^ Nsekera leads Burundi revolution
  4. ^ "Lydia Nsekera loses Burundi FA presidency". BBC Sport. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.