Nsekera is the only woman in the world who is currently the President of a national football association.

 

 

She was elected President of the Burundi Football Association in 2004.

 

The 42-year-old is widely credited with having helped rooted out corruption in the sport in Burundi and earlier this year received the IOC's 2009 Women and Sports Award.

 

A former high jumper and basketball player, Nsekera became the world’s second female to head a national football federation after Liberia’s Lizette Wesley Sombo.

 

Nsekera has pioneered the creation of women’s sports clubs in Burundi.

 

She also organised the inaugural Burundi women’s national football championships.

 

During her tenure Burundi won the regional CECAFA Under-17 men’s Championships.

 

Off the playing field Nsekera has led a successful national campaign to get women involved in match refereeing, sports administration and coach.

 

She has also raised awareness of sexual violence against women and HIV/AIDS.
 

The Prince, 39, hopes to succeed Denmark's current IOC member Kai Holm when he steps down later this year.

 

The other four members up for election are St Lucia's Richard Peterkin, Nigeria's Habu Ahmed Gumel, Oman's Habib Abdul Nabi Macki, Burundi's Lydia Nsekera and Sweden's Goran Petersson.

 

Peterkin is the President of the St Lucia Olympic Committee and Gumel the President of Nigeria's Olympic Committee and the executive vice-president of the international volleyball federation, the FIVB.

 

Macki is the vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia and is also the vice-chairman of the ice Oman International Exchange.

 

Petersson is the President of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).

 

The election of all six, which has been recommended today by the IOC's ruling Executive Board, is expected to be a formality.