When the opportunity to lead the South Sudan Senior Women’s National Team as a head coach presented itself, Shilene Booysen didn’t think twice. The former footballer, who was the Banyana Banyana Performance Analyst from 2014, has been toying around with the idea of being in charge of a team, so when the offer came she […]
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FIFA has announced the final nominees in the coaching categories. The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony will be live from Zurich on January 17. For more on the story: https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/media-releases/finalists-for-the-best-fifa-womens-coach-and-the-best-fifa-mens-coach (Source: FIFA.com)
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Football’s world-governing body, FIFA, has announced a shortlist of The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper, as well as that of the The Best Men’s Goalkeeper. The final three nominees in The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper category, are (in alphabetical order): Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women) Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais) […]
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Jan
Leicester City defender Ashleigh Plumptre has made the switch from England to play for Nigeria after she pledged her allegiance with the Super Falcons. The 23-year old former England youth international is eligible to represent the West African nation because of her father’s Nigerian heritage. Here’s more on the story: https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59859239 Source: bbc.com
The year 2022 promises to be busy with a whole lot of activities taking place from the beginning to the end. Focusing on key events, there will be five World Cup tournaments this year alone. Here’s the full story: https://www.fifa.com/news/a-busy-year-that-will-end-in-style Source: FIFA.com
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The Rwanda U-17 Women’s National Team is the latest to withdraw from the African qualifiers of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022. This comes hot on the heels of the three other national teams deciding not to participate in the qualifiers any more, namely South Sudan, Mauritania and Sierra Leone. Here’s more on the […]
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Dec
Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has withdrawn from the African Qualifiers of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, India 2022™. Sierra Leone was scheduled to face Senegal in the first qualifying round next month (January 2022). Here’s more on the story: https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-2022-sierra-leone-withdraws-from-african-qualifiers source: cafonline.com
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino addressed the football family with hopes for the new year, as he looks forward to celebration of football and social inclusion in Qatar. Here is the full story: https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/president/news/president-infantino-solidarity-and-dialogue-crucial-in-2022 Source: FIFA.com
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The Australian Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission along with FIFA have today published a Human Rights Risk Assessment for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup, to be held in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023. The assessment examined the potential human rights impact of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ […]
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Visa has been announced as the first ever official FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 partner, with the move highlighting commitment from to both parties (FIFA & Visa) to grow the women’s game. At the heart of the collaboration are shared values of equality, diversity and inclusion. For more on the story: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/media-releases/fifa-announce-visa-as-first-ever-fifa-womens-football-partner Source: FIFA.com […]