AIFF makes it mandatory for clubs to have a women's team as part of licensing criteria
The top official mentioned that having a women’s team has been made a part of the licensing criteria for clubs. The All India Football Federation has made it mandatory for clubs to have a women’s team as part of the licensing criteria, said the sports body’s general secretary Kushal Das. “Hopefully, like our youth development program, which started off slowly, then picked up the pace and is now doing quite well, the same thing will happen with women’s football and more and more clubs will field teams in our national competition – the Hero IWL,” he added. I think the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2021 will help as will the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022,” Das said. “But, the clubs should understand that it is important to focus on women’s football and have a team playing in the Hero IWL.” With the Asian Football Federation granting India a slot in the top-tier Asian Champions League, Das said the clubs now must aspire to reach the prestigious continental competition and make a mark there.
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