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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL FACES
COVID-19 CRISIS BY SINETHEMBA MBATHA
The coronavirus came at a time when women’s football was still fighting for equality and recognition. Now a new challenge has been added to their list of struggles. COVID-19 has caused a premature stop to different leagues across the world with some teams being forced to take drastic measures such as pay
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cuts and contract cancellations. It seems that when it comes to women’s football, the challenges outweigh the progress and success stories. Like how Lesotho’s top flight football club Kick4Life FC will be the world’s first club to pay both their men and women equally or how the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the first of its kind with 32 teams (an increase from 24 in the previous world cup)
ISSUE 7 JULY 2020
