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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	178 1 (15 March 2024)
Highest	169 (June 2022)
Lowest	178 (March 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.

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