Football-mad girl 'struggled' to find team in Cardiff - News Summed Up

Football-mad girl 'struggled' to find team in Cardiff


Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption "Girls are better at football than boys"When football-mad Ayah Abduldaim moved to Cardiff from Libya aged 11, she spoke little English and struggled to find a team to play with. Now 19, she coaches girls in Grangetown in a similar position for the Football Association Wales (FAW). Wales has 370 girls' teams compared to 3,438 boys' - the FAW wants 20,000 registered girls' players by 2024. She said: "I feel like, when I play football, all my worries just go away. Image caption Ayah Abduldaim is now one of the FAW Trust's community leadersShe added that more girls were inspired to play football now than ever before.


Source: BBC November 13, 2019 02:22 UTC



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