Burundi women's national football team

Burundi

Nickname(s)	Swallows (Hirondelles)
Association	Football Federation of Burundi
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Gustave Niyonkuru
FIFA code	BDI
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FIFA ranking
Current	178 (14 June 2024)[1]
Highest	169 (June 2022)
Lowest	178 (March – June 2024)
First international
Unofficial  Zanzibar 1–10 Burundi  (Jinja, Uganda; 11 September 2016) Official  Burundi 0–4 Kenya  (Njeru, Uganda; 13 September 2016)
Biggest win
Unofficial  Zanzibar 1–10 Burundi  (Jinja, Uganda; 11 September 2019) Official  Eritrea 0–5 Burundi  (Asmara, Eritrea; 20 October 2021)  Burundi 6–1 Djibouti  (Ngozi, Burundi; 16 February 2022)  Djibouti 0–5 Burundi  (Ngozi, Burundi; 21 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
Kenya 5–0 Burundi  (Njeru, Uganda; 23 November 2019)
World Cup
Appearances	0
Olympic Games
Appearances	0
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Group stage (2022)

The Burundi women's national football team, nicknamed the Swallows (French: Hirondelles), represents Burundi in women's international football competitions. The team has competed since 2016 in matches recognised by FIFA, 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 Africa, 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.