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FIFA mandates female coaches in its women's competitions ahead of world cups
Only 12 of the 32 head coaches at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup were female, including England's Sarina Wiegman. (Getty Images: GES Sportfoto/Markus Gilliar)
FIFA will mandate that all teams in its competitions must have either a head coach or assistant coach who is female.
The new rule is part of new regulations for all FIFA women's tournaments, from youth to senior level.
The new rules will be in effect during the under-17 and under-20 Women's World Cups later this year.
Every team in a FIFA women's competition will be required to have at least one female head or assistant coach, part of sweeping new regulations from soccer's governing body aimed at boosting the number of women coaching at the highest levels.
FIFA mandates woman coach or assistant for women's competitions
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Women's teams at in FIFA tournaments must have a woman head coach or assistant coach on the bench following fresh legislation brought in by the sport's governing body.
The FIFA Council approved this new legislation on Thursday, and it comes into effect immediately ahead of the under-17 and U20 Women's World Cups and FIFA Women's Champions Cup. In total, teams must have at least two women staff members in their backroom staff, with one needing to be either the head coach or assistant coach.
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‘Simply not enough women’: FIFA confirms ground-breaking coaching rules
All teams participating in a women’s tournament organised by FIFA will be required to have a female head coach or assistant after football’s governing body passed ground-breaking regulations at its council meeting on Thursday.
The change applies to all youth and senior tournaments, national team competitions and club competitions, and will debut at the Under-20 women’s World Cup in Poland in September.
It will also be in use at the second edition of the women’s Champions Cup, the 2027 World Cup in Brazil and the inaugural women’s Club World Cup in two years’ time.
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