For the first time in nearly 40 years, several thousand women have been allowed into a stadium in IR Iran to watch a football match played by men. This is a very positive step forward, and one which FIFA, and especially Iranian girls and women, have been eagerly waiting for. The passion, joy and enthusiasm they showed today was remarkable ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Four African regional representatives qualified for the fourth round of the women’s football tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The qualified countries for the next round are Cote d Ivoire (West Africa region); Cameroon (Central Africa); Kenya (East Africa) and Zambia (South Africa) respectively. But at the end of the qualifying campaign on February 9, 2019, only ...