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Fatma Samoura was recognised in London for her outstanding work and contribution to Women’s football.
Outgoing FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has been honoured for her work in women’s football.
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Samoura made history in 2016 when she became the first African and Muslim woman to take up the role of Secretary General at FIFA.
Women's football under Samoura
The Senegalese woman was appointed in May 2016 and has done a tremendous job in the role. One of the notable achievements of Samoura in her role as FIFA Secretary General is the development of women’s football.
Under her watch, women’s football has grown massively while female footballers’ pay has also gotten better.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup was expanded under her tenure, with 32 teams playing this year’s competition in Australia and New Zealand.
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Not only that, but the prize money for the tournament also increased while viewership increased, with over 2 billion people watching this year’s competition.
At the moment, over 180 of the 211 member associations have active national women’s teams compared to 136 in 2016 and FIFA is working to bring that figure up to 211.
A Futsal Women’s World Cup will come into being, and youth tournaments will be more regular. The FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup will be annual, so a constant pool of talent will be coming through to senior levels.
The Senegalese’s contribution and work have now been recognised after she was honoured at the Best of Africa Awards in the UK.
Fatma Samoura receives recognition in London
Samoura was honoured for the trailblazing work she carried out as FIFA’s Secretary General. Speaking after receiving the award, Samoura expressed her delight, saying it was proof of the work FIFA has done since she came on board in 2016.
“When we receive this kind of award, it means that the world has recognised somehow our (efforts) to bring back the reputation of FIFA, to become a more ‘human’ and more diversified and a more open organisation,” she said.
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Samoura will now step down at the end of the year, closing a historic chapter for FIFA.
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