The performance of the Colombian National Team in the women’s Copa América aroused the voices of many women’s soccer fanswho ask for more support for the soccer players and that the idea of playing the Women’s League in the second semester be maintained.
The novel of the realization of the tournament does not end. While the president of Dimayor, Fernando Jaramillo, insisted that the League was going to be played and the Colombian Football Federation and the Ministry of Sports promised the resources to do it, many of the teams that played in the first semester did not walk the idea.
The Dimayor president’s plan for the second semester
It should be remembered that Dimayor’s initial plan was to play a single tournament, but shortly before the final between América and Deportivo Cali, both Jaramillo and the Sports Minister, Guillermo Herrera, announced that there would be a second edition this year.
Now, the tournament, at least for the remainder of 2022, seems to have received a definitive blow. Finally, there would be no competition for the rest of the year.
Only four teams, finally, confirmed their participation in the tournament, according to press versions: the two that have a place in the Copa Libertadores, América and Cali, plus Millonarios and Cortuluá.
The idea did not sit well with Jaramillo’s opponents
Already Eduardo Méndez, president of Santa Fe, the first champion of the Women’s League and one of Jaramillo’s great opponents, said that he did not agree with the idea, which he described as improvised.
“Out of respect for women soccer players, serious and important tournaments must be organized, they need and deserve respect. Santa Fe made contracts for 6 months with the option of extending them to 8, but going out to make a contract for a month and a half is a disrespect, inventing such a tournament is not serious. You cannot improvise, I do not think you should participate in tournaments similar to Olaya. I want women to understand that serious tournaments should be held, “Méndez told VBar Caracol.
Thus, the competition in the Women’s League will return in 2023 and it will be necessary to see if the all-against-all format is maintained, which was held for the first time this year.
SPORTS
#Womens #League #strong #blow #semester