PHILIPPINES IS ALL SET FOR HOSTING HISTORIC 2024 AFF WOMEN’S FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The country will be hosting the ASEAN Women's Futsal Championships for the first time that will be held on November (Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN News)

The Philippines will be hosting the inaugural ASEAN Women's Futsal Championships which will take place at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City from November 16 to 21. Five nations will be competing for the trophy to next year's main event -- the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.

According to Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president John Gutierrez, the country will be hosting the event for the first time making it historical. 

"This Asean Women's Futsal Championships is historic because it is the first ever for the region, and it will be the first ever international tournament under our new administration," Gutierrez stated.

“With awareness and participation for women’s football at an all-time high, we are continuing the tremendous work that the Filipinas have achieved in the last several years. And with futsal also growing, this hosting of the Asean Women’s Futsal Championship is an exciting follow up that stands on its own as a precursor to our hosting next year’s Women’s Futsal World Cup,” he added.

Among the international countries participating in the six-day tournament are world number six Thailand, 11th ranked Vietnam, 24th-ranked Indonesia, 37th –ranked Myanmar, and the Philippines that is currently ranked 59th; moving up two notches higher.

Gutierrez expressed that the PFF is incredibly excited to host the said tournament. “We have seen the country explode in the last decade or so in terms of sports hosting as well as world-class events. We are continuing the work started by previous PFF administrations and hope to make our countrymen, our Asean neighbors, as well as sports fans proud by not only our hosting – of which Filipinos are known for – but also for our national team’s performance.” 

Since 2021 at the height of the CoVid-19 pandemic, the PFF has invested in women’s futsal. Those efforts, supported by the Henry Moran Foundation, culminated in the PFF Tri-Nations Women’s Futsal Invitational that was held in October 2023 where the Philippines finished second.

The Philippines Women’s Futsal Team will be revealed soon by Coach Vic Hermans who began working with the PFF in 2022.  He has managed six different national teams, where three led to the FIFA Futsal World Cup. 

“We invite all football fans, players, coaches, stakeholders to watch this exciting event. Rest assured that we have a top-team working behind the scenes to ensure the success of this Asean Women’s Futsal Championships.”

Source: Philippine Star

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