At the heart of building women’s football at the African club level are capacity building initiatives aimed at empowering club officials in women’s football, at the level of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) member associations.
The series of workshops are being held across three zonal associations during the ongoing qualifiers for the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League. One zone will host the online workshop. The WAFU Zone A workshop, held in Sierra Leone from 6-7 August, was attended by 30 Participating.
The workshops are designed to provide women’s football club officials with the essential skills needed to excel in various aspects of club management. Key topics focused on include::
-General information about the structure of African football
– Club structure, governance and management of football clubs
– CAF Club Vacations
– Community interaction and communication
– Finance, Marketing and Sponsorship
– Volunteers and creating partnerships
– Contracts and player transfers
– FIFA and CAF Online Football Platforms
The city of Bouaké, in Côte d’Ivoire, hosted the UEFA Zone B workshop, between 15 and 16 August, with the participation of 22 officials from different clubs that participated in the UEFA Zone B qualifiers for the CAF Women’s Champions League finals. Women’s football clubs from Bouaké. Hosted by the North African Football Union، Currently, the workshop is in Algeria, between 27-28 August, while the South African Football Association (COSAFA) region will conduct its programme online..
This strategic initiative, in collaboration between the CAF Women’s Football Development Directorate and the CAF Professional Football Directorate, represents an important step in the governing body’s commitment to improving the quality of women’s football in Africa, both on and off the pitch..
“CAF is fully committed to the advancement of women’s football. This latest collaboration with the zonal associations represents a major step in our ongoing mission to enhance the skills and expertise of women’s club officials and raise the standards of women’s football on the African continent,” said CAF Women’s Football Director, Meskerem Gushim. “We are confident that this programme will provide club officials with the tools and expertise to raise the profile of women’s football. As a result, these improvements will positively and tangibly enhance the competitiveness and global recognition of women’s clubs. To successfully deliver on CAF President’s Action Point 6, Development and Growth of Women’s Football, we will continue to collaborate with all stakeholders to enhance the women’s football landscape on the continent through capacity building and empowerment programmes.”.”
A new era in African women’s football
The workshops are being held across the four regional federations, UNAF Zone, UNAF Zone, UNAF East and Central Africa Zone and UNAF Zone, in parallel with the zonal qualifiers for the CAF Women’s Champions League, which is a platform for clubs to compete for a place in the fourth edition of the prestigious competition..
The CAF Women’s Champions League, which will take place later this year, has grown rapidly since its inception, attracting a global audience and setting records for attendance at stadiums and social media engagement. With major clubs such as Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Royal Moroccan Army (Morocco), AS Mande Club (Mali), the upcoming edition is another exciting chapter in the history of African women’s football.
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