Burkina Faso Women vs Burundi Women: match preview on 1 September 2026

Burundi Women claim first victory over Burkina Faso

Burundi Women defeated Burkina Faso Women 3–1 on Wednesday 1 September 2026 in the African Women's Volleyball Championship. The result marked the first win for Burundi in this 2026 tournament campaign, breaking a sequence of five consecutive defeats. Burkina Faso extended their own losing run to five matches across all competitions, having lost every game in the current cycle by a 0–3 scoreline prior to this fixture.

The head-to-head record was amended by the result. The teams last met on 22 August 2023 at the African Championship, when Burkina Faso Women won 3–0. That match had been the only previous competitive meeting between the two sides recorded in the database. The 2026 result shifted the balance in the series, giving Burundi a win in their first encounter since 2023.

Both teams arrived at the match level on zero points from three games, occupying fourth place in the standings. The victory provided Burundi with their first points of the tournament. Burkina Faso remained on zero points, continuing their winless start.

There were no official team news, injury updates, or squad changes reported by either national federation before or after the match. No player rosters were published in available sources. The venue for the 2026 championship was not identified in the data. Betting odds were not available in any language. The match concluded a period of poor form for both sides, with Burundi securing their first positive result in the tournament.