May 18 – With Australia set to co-host with New Zealand the Women’s 2023 World Cup, the government has announced new funding for the federation’s high-performance women’s programme.
The Aus$12 million ($9.63 million) will cover a two-period and support the Westfield Matildas (senior team), as well as the Young Matildas and Junior Matildas.
The funding is being released as part of Football Australia’s Legacy ’23 plan and will helo fund an additional eight senior women’s team matches pre-2023 Word Cup, improvement in high performance training resources, and a boost to the development pathway for young players with international tours and domestic camps.
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, said: “Last year we completed a Women’s Performance Gap Report, which offered an objective lens into the current landscape facing Australia’s most talented female footballers, benchmarking Australia against eleven other leading female football nations.
“This deep-dive helped to provide us with a strong understanding of where we sit globally, with the overwhelming takeaway that we must collectively do more to provide opportunities to elite, and prospectively elite, female footballers,” he continued.
“This funding will also provide the next generation of talent the opportunity to play and develop against the world’s best, ensuring that they can perform and act locally, nationally, and internationally as role models.”
The FFA also announced that it has expanded its partnership with Compeat Nutrition through to August 2022, giving male and female players in national teams access to its digital platform, including support via virtual meetings.
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