Football: Women's pro league in PH still not on the horizon

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src=" https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/04/24/lasalle-soccer-042417.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- It might take a while before the Philippines can be home to a professional women&#x27;s football league, the country&#x27;s football chief admitted.Mariano &quot;Nonong&quot; Araneta, the president of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), said they are first prioritizing the amateur league and elevating the profile of women&#x27;s football before thinking of putting up a pro league.&quot;We have a league, the PFF Women&#x27;s League,&quot; Araneta said during the PSA Forum this week. &quot;Para muna &#x27;yun sa aming amateur eh. Siguro &#x27;yung professional league sa women&#x27;s, medyo malayo-layo pa &#x27;yun.&quot;Araneta&#x27;s statement comes in the wake of the professionalization of the Women&#x27;s National Basketball League, giving the country&#x27;s female basketball players a way to continue playing after their collegiate careers are over.The PFF Women&#x27;s League, at the moment, features plenty of collegiate teams, including UAAP powerhouse De La Salle University.According to Araneta, they want to increase the number of female players, and by extension, women&#x27;s teams.&quot;When we have a lot of players in the pool, then we can already think of putting up a professional league,&quot; he said. &quot;But at the moment, medyo malayo pa &#x27;yun.&quot;Nonetheless, Araneta assured that the PFF remains as invested as ever in women&#x27;s football. FIFA has even granted the federation $500,000, solely for developing women&#x27;s football in the country.&quot;&#x27;Yung funding was decided by the women&#x27;s department,&quot; he said. &quot;They presented it to the board, and it&#x27;s now for approval of the board.&quot;Araneta said the grant is expected to be used for the league as well as for camps for female football players.

It might take a while before the Philippines can be home to a professional women's football league, the country's football chief admitted.

It might take a while before the Philippines can be home to a professional women's football league, the country's football chief admitted.

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Football: Women's pro league in PH still not on the horizon

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 03, 2020 04:00 PM PHT

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