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AFC President congratulates JFA on milestone achievement in women’s football

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June 3, 2020

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Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated the Japan Football Association after it unveiled on June 3, 2020 its first ever women’s professional football league - the “WE League or Women Empowerment League” – which will officially kick off in autumn 2021.

The AFC President said: “I am delighted to learn about Japan Football Association’s plans to launch the first-ever Women’s Professional Football League.

“I am sure that the new League, aptly named as the ‘WE League – Women Empowerment League’, will provide a perfect platform for the development and growth of the women’s game not only in Japan but across Asia......

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