November 5 – The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Comoros Football Federation (FFC) have entered a partnership that will see the Saudis support the development of the women’s game on the archipelago of islands off Africa’s east coast.
The Comoros will prepare for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a training camp in the Arab Kingdom. Finishing runners-up in group G above both Kenya and Togo, Comoros qualified for their first continental finals ever. Coach Amir Abdou invited players from the migrant community in Marseille to lift the fortunes of the island nation.
The partnership between the two federations will also focus on the development of the women’s game, putting in place a plan of action that should lead to progress. Comoros has boasted a women’s national team since 2006, but the team has never even featured in the qualifiers for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Saudi Arabia has the KSA Women’s Football League, but no national team. The federation brought in Monica Stabb to build the first national team. She previously worked in Qatar on a similar mission. On a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura praised the progress the women’s game has made in the country.
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