CAF President Ahmad Ahmad officially opened CAF’s first-ever Women’s Football Taskforce
Workshop on Wednesday in Cairo. The two-day event aims to identify key areas to develop and measures to put in place to ensure a strong and dynamic future for the growth of women’s football in Africa.
In his opening address the CAF President reminded participants that a key pillar of his
campaign for election was developing women’s football and pushing for the creation of
CAF’s first-ever women’s football strategy, which he was proud to hear being discussed
during the Women’s Football Taskforce Workshop.
He highlighted the concrete steps CAF has taken since his mandate began to expand
women’s football, referring to the creation of a new department dedicated to women’s
football.
“I urge all of you here to seize this tremendous opportunity to make a tangible
contribution to the development of women’s football on our continent. Your ideas and
expertise will help us to establish a strong roadmap for women’s football that will give
every young African girl who wants to play the opportunity to do so, regardless of her
level and her country of origin,”
Speaking to the African women’s football influencers and stakeholders present at the
event he said: “ I urge all of you here to seize this tremendous opportunity to make a
tangible contribution to the development of women’s football on our continent. Your
ideas and expertise will help us to establish a strong roadmap for women’s football that
will give every young African girl who wants to play the opportunity to do so,
regardless of her level and her country of origin.”
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The workshop is facilitated by a team from FIFA’s Women’s Football Division who are
committed to empowering women in football. FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer, Sarai
Bareman shared the objectives of their women’s football strategy with participants
stating: “FIFA launched its global strategy for women’s football in 2018 and it’s a
natural next step that CAF creates its own tailor-made strategy for the women’s game in
Africa. The opportunities that exist in this continent to grow the women’s game and
realize its full potential are huge. It’s exciting to be able to hear directly from the
foremost experts in African women’s football to help shape the future for the women’s
game and I am positive that this workshop will leave a lasting legacy for many years to
come” she said.