We are concerned about the immense setback in terms of the duration of the competition, since instead of evolving and having more competition each year, continuity is lost. This prevents the necessary visibility (…) to invest in women’s football, they stated in a statement.
Later, they stressed that ‘the professional soccer league is fundamental for the processes of the Colombian national team in its different categories. It is the main stage so that the players can stay in shape and discover many talents (…), and have the option of going to play abroad ‘.
They also expressed the lack of commitment of the national authorities to women’s football.
With sadness we see that there is a lack of commitment and willingness to plan a solid structure that allows to execute a long-term project, they emphasized.
They also explained that it is their “duty to raise their voice so that reality is recognized and respected as part of the processes of a social state of law, where equality and the right to work are fundamental pillars.”
A couple of days ago, the player of América de Cali and the Colombian Soccer Team, Carolina Pineda, attacked the local sports authorities, for reducing the First Division of the ladies to just one annual tournament -with just three months of duration. .
The college (men’s) tournament lasts longer than this league. This is a sample of the machismo that exists in Colombia, it is not only a matter of resources, he said.
Pineda demanded equity for both genders: ‘With what they pay a male footballer, they could pay the entire payroll for a month to the women’s team, that’s the difference’, each year there will be ‘a different excuse’, he warned.
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