Tibetan Women’s football team to compete in CONIFA 2021 Share on twitter
Team Tibet celebration after their first goal by Wangmo Palden in Vancouver (Photo by Cassie Childers Ryle)
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 8: The Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA) on Monday announced that the Tibetan Women’s team has qualified for the upcoming CONIFA Women’s World Football Cup to be held from June 23-30 at Csikszeredan (Miercurea Ciuc) in Romania. In a letter dated 3
rd March 2021 to the TNSA, CONIFA Vice-President Dr. Kristof Wenczel welcomed the Tibetan women’s team to participate in the World Cup.
TNSA Executive Director Tenzin Rinchen told Phayul, “This Cup is absolutely crucial for the Tibetan cause as we will once again be able to carry forward our Tibetan identity and culture through sports. This is one of the first ste
Six teams are to compete in Székely Land this summer to become the first CONIFA Women’s World Cup champions.
The Confederation of Independent FA’s, is the football federation for all associations outside FIFA, that supports representatives of international teams from nations, de-facto nations, regions, minority peoples and sports-isolated territories.
CONIFA held its inaugural men’s World Football Cup in June 2014, while Sapmi and Northern Cyprus played in its first-ever official women’s match in November 2018.
The draw placed Northern Cyprus in Group A alongside Hungary-based hosts Székely Land and Chameria, while Sapmi will face the Kernow Football Alliance and Cascadia in Group B.
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