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BVIFA Celebrates World Women’s Football Day

The event is being held at the A.O. Shirley Grounds today May 21, 2016. Photo: Provided
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Football Association, in conjunction with the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) will be hosting its second annual Women’s Football Day on the A.O. Shirley Ground today, Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Building on the success of the inaugural Women’s Day held in 2015, in which dozens of girls and women united to create a significant opportunity for females to learn and play the game, this year’s one-day event will provide an even stronger platform to raise awareness for women’s growing participation in soccer. 

“CONCACAF has created the Women’s Football Day as a unique initiative to encourage greater participation from women of all ages in the game, while showing how sport can have a positive impact on education, health, and development,” said CONCACAF Acting General Secretary Ted Howard. “We are convinced that there is an enormous growth potential within our region and we need to continue demonstrating that the sport offers significant opportunities to empower women beyond the pitch.”

Scheduled to kick-off at 9.00am, several activities will be organized within CONCACAF’s member nations with support provided by the Confederation. 

Three specific programmes are recommended to the Member Associations, but they will have the opportunity to administer an activity of their choosing. 

- Girls Grassroots Festival

- 3 v. 3 or 5 v. 5 Tournament

- Football Skills Challenge

Since 2014, when the Confederation successfully hosted the “Let’s Develop Women’s Football” summit in Philadelphia, CONCACAF has created a strong women’s football movement by launching girls’ grassroots programs and hosting several competitions.

The Confederation has hosted both of FIFA’s 2014 tournaments for youth players – the U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cups in Costa Rica and Canada, respectively. In August 2014, CONCACAF conducted the first-ever Under-15 tournament for girls, in the Cayman Islands. In addition, the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ drew a total attendance of more than 1.35 million, setting a new total attendance record for a FIFA competition other than the FIFA World Cup™. 

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