'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again
The Football Association of Indonesia has allocated 24 billion rupiah to fund six clubs and pay players as the league returns on a five-year trial.
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‘High hopes’ as women’s soccer returns to Indonesia
Seven years after COVID-19 put the brakes on Indonesia’s new women’s soccer league, Zahra Naqiyyah would finally return to the field with “high hopes” for the women’s game in the country.Sunday’s matches in the Indonesia Women’s League (IWL) would be the first since 2019 and a new chapter for women’
After years without a regular professional championship, Indonesian football players will compete again on Sunday, with the resumption of the women's league interrupted after only one season, in 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic and economic difficulties prevented the continuity of the tournament, and now the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) has allocated 24 billion rupees, the equivalent of R$ 6.7 million, to reorganize the competition and pay t…
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France24'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again
Sunday's matches in the Indonesia Women's League will be the first since 2019 and a new chapter for women's football in the Muslim-majority country of 290 million people. "I really believe that if Indonesia's women's football is properly managed we can become a powerhouse in Asia," Zahra told AFP at a training session in Bekasi city, east of Jakarta. "I have high hopes for women's football in Indonesia," she added, wearing a black hijab and the …
After 7 years: 'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again
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