France’s Amel Majri (right) and Nigeria’s Francisca Ordega at 2019 Women’s World Cup. [AFP]The coronavirus pandemic presents “an almost existential threat” to women’s football, according to a report by global players’ union FIFPro published yesterday. FIFPro has called for “special measures” to safeguard the women’s game as it says its growth “is now at risk of receding. According to French players’ union the UNFP, only a third of female players in France wish to restart the season, with the rest insisting health matters should remain the priority. Former Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg, who plays for leading French and European side Lyon, admitted in an interview with AFP last week that “everything is uncertain” for women’s football.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2020 23:26 UTC