Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode has revealed that women’ football in Africa is all thanks to Nigeria pioneering the move, describing the female league as paramount to the growth of football in the country and development of the national team while also appealing to the NFF to support and enable Nigeria participate in the maiden edition CAF Champions League for women in 2021.
With view to using this as a viable tool of encouraging teams in the NWFL to prepare for the event by playing full season.
She further allayed the plans going forward for the league as NWFL will be meeting with the premiership club managers on their obligations and responsibility to the women league in view of registration and need to conform to the COVID-19 safety protocols at match venues.
“There will be a seminar where club managers will be trained on the Domestic Management System, while talks are on with clubs on insurance management of the game, welfare, players’ salaries,” she stated.
However, she warned that if the clubs fail to meet these obligations, the female footballers risk not being part of the league.
