ISLAMABAD, July 14 (APP): President Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat and Chairperson Women Committee Rubina Irfan left here for Frankfurt, Germany on Thursday to participate in the 5th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium.
The three-day conference will kick off in Frankfurt on Friday and conclude on Sunday (July 17), a day when the Japan-US final showdown of 6th Women’s World Cup will be held there.
According to a press release issued, as many as 196 FIFA associations out of the total 208 are taking part in the event. About 150 countries chose to send their presidents, general secretaries or both for the event. While as a whole around 500 delegates are expected to attend the symposium.
Before his departure for Frankfurt, Faisal Saleh Hayat said that women’s football had become a worldwide sporting phenomenon. “Today, some 26 million women and girls play football and one in every ten football players on this planet is a female,” he said
He said women football was growing not only in absolute terms each year but also in parts of the world where it had perhaps not been traditionally strong. But the development process requires a combination of policies and proactive measures for their implementation, he said.
Chairperson Women Committee Rubina Irfan said that football was a beautiful game and women should take part in it.
According to a press release issued, as many as 196 FIFA associations out of the total 208 are taking part in the event. About 150 countries chose to send their presidents, general secretaries or both for the event. While as a whole around 500 delegates are expected to attend the symposium.
Before his departure for Frankfurt, Faisal Saleh Hayat said that women’s football had become a worldwide sporting phenomenon. “Today, some 26 million women and girls play football and one in every ten football players on this planet is a female,” he said
He said women football was growing not only in absolute terms each year but also in parts of the world where it had perhaps not been traditionally strong. But the development process requires a combination of policies and proactive measures for their implementation, he said.
Chairperson Women Committee Rubina Irfan said that football was a beautiful game and women should take part in it.
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