The Nkechi Obi led board of the Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) has unveiled a new blueprint towards achieving an improved 2023/24 women league season in the country and even on how to make women football in general develop better in the future.
Briefing members of the Press in Abuja on Wednesday, the Chairperson of the League, Ms Nkechi Obi while unveiling the blueprint outlined their short, medium and long term plans towards achieving their goals.
The dossier called 'Women's Football Rising' captured the whole programs of the Nigerian women league board. They noted that the aim is geared towards improving the capacity and technical ability of women football players in the country through gradual but sustainable and scalable execution plan. In term of capacity building, 'Class to Pitch' initiative which is designed to develop players, coaches and referees capacity by engaging them in different trainings. Other initiatives includes, 'Football and the Girls Child' and 'He for She' advocacy aimed at tapping into the vast network to help raise funds for the successful implementation of their different programmes.
Obi identified other issues confronting Nigeria women football development, such as inadequate preparations and bad infrastructure She argued that they were the reasons Nigeria women football clubs have failed to perform as expected at inter continental championships. She promised that the board is going to do everything within their power to ensure that the situation is redressed.
She added that the 2023/24 season will see 16 teams competing for the trophy.
The 2023/24 NWFL season according to the Board will kick off on 15th November, 2023, exactly one month to the date of the body's Annual General Assembly.