FIFA launches programs to develop women's football

FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura has revealed that the world governing soccer body is doing its best to ensure that women's football is taken to another level.

Samoura made the revelation after FIFA launched the women development programme to every member association so as to further grow the sport.

"FIFA's commitment to supporting our member associations in developing women's football remains one of our top priorities. In addition to the funding currently available via the COVID-19 Women's Football Grant and the FIFA Forward Programme, the FIFA Women's Football Development Programme will provide more support and assistance to member associations so that they can invest in the women's game at all levels," stated Samoura.

In line with FIFA's Women's Football Strategy, the programme aims to provide all 211 member associations with a chance to apply for and access additional resources and specialist expertise to develop women's football at a national level for the 2020‑23 period.

The programme includes the following projects; football strategy, football campaign, league development, club licensing, capacity-building for administrators, coach education scholarships, coach mentorship, and women in football leadership.

This comes a few weeks after FIFA announced the allocation of a $500,000 (sh1.8b) grant per association as part of the COVID-19 relief plan that will be specifically distributed to women's football.