Australian Professional Leagues’ chief executive Danny Townsend says the absence of A-League Women from promised federal funding is a “glaring omission.”
The Australian Professional Leagues is pushing for government funding of more than $12 million to help the A-League Women capitalise on the Matildas’ magical Women’s World Cup run.
There is also a push for a professional development fund and creating pathways for female coaches, along with greater engagement with community football.“There’s commitments to a stadium in Tasmania for AFL to the tune of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. “Because every one of those Matildas has come through the development pathway that is the A-League Women, and to compromise that pathway through a lack of funding is a concern.”
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