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Rohit Deo
8 April, 2021, 2:25 pm
National women s coach Marika Rodu takes a theory session with participants during a session. Picture: FIJI FA/ SUPPLIED.
The Fiji Football Association Just Play Program is gaining popularity as the number of participants has hiked up in the past few weeks.
The Just Play Program started in 2010 however, it was last year when the Fiji Football Association appointed eight full time staff towards the program.
Fiji FA chief executive office Mohammed Yusuf said it was good to see the growth in the number of participants.
More than eighty participants take part in the program which runs for three days a week which are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays.
A new women s football league launches today in Fiji in what is hoped will be the first step towards establishing a professional competition and qualifying for the 2023 World Cup.
Labasa, Ba, Suva, Rewa, Nadroga and Tailevu Naitasiri will compete in the Women s Super League, with the remaining 12 clubs to contest a second tier competition.
Photo: Fiji FA Media
Fiji FA competitions managers Amitesh Pal said the popularity of women s football has been on the rise in recent years. We had 16 clubs participating in the Fiji FA Women s Senior League last year and the few years before, he said. Due to the demand for women s football in Fiji the number of clubs around the country is now increasing, as a result of an increasing number of players, so we thought instead of having an 18 team competition just like our men s Premier League we have a two-tier competition of women s now in Fiji.