Sport24.az
The "School Girls" tournament, organized with the joint cooperation of AFFA and the Ministry of Science and Education, with the support of UEFA, has started. According to Sport24.az, the first games were held among 7-9 year old girls (born in 2016, 2017 and 2018) in school number 242, which was selected as the center for the Nizami district (Group C), and 4 teams competed. First, the teams of schools 238 and 242, and then the teams of schools 210 and 251 met.
At the opening ceremony of the tournament, Zumrud Aghayeva, head of the AFFA Women's Football Department, Habib Aghayev, head coach of our national team consisting of girls under 19, and Sevinc Bayramova, director of school number 242, spoke and wished success to all participants.
It should be noted that the "School Girls" tournament is a pilot project designed for girls aged 7-9. Initially, it is planned to hold the project in 2 regions this season - in 20 selected state and private schools in Baku and in 10 schools in Lankaran. The main goal of organizing the tournament is to create interest in football among girls from an early age by creating the AFFA U-10 Girls League next season and to attract new football players to the national teams in the lower age group in the future.
