Women's football in Brunei

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Women's football in Brunei
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Princess Muneerah playing football in 2023
Country Brunei Darussalam
Governing body Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
National team(s)Women's national team
Nickname(s)Dragonfly FC [1]

Under the current Sharia law, women's football in Brunei Darussalam is prohibited. [2] Though women were banned from playing, football was the second most popular sport in the country for women. [3] There are no registered female players in the country. [3] While there is officially no support for women's football in the country, only foreign females at Berakas International School are allowed to play within the school campus. [1] There are also some women futsal teams set up as regional representatives on occasion. [4]

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History

As of 2019, the women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup. [5] In 2005, the country was one of seven teams that included Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the Southeast Asian Games in Marikina in December. [6] As of 2006, there was no official senior a team or junior national team. [3] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA. [7]

In June 2023, former United States women's soccer internationals Lorrie Fair and Amy Griffin visited Brunei for a week-long series of meetings and lectures organised by the U.S. State Department under the Sports Envoy Programme. [8] The Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) President Pengiran Haji Matusin stated at a news conference for the United States (US) Sports Envoy Program on 6 June that the FABD would continue to work toward the goal of growing women's football in the nation despite the difficulties encountered. [9]

Team

The country's kit colours are gold shirts, black shorts, and gold socks. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Khutbah - Bersukan" [Sermon - Sports]. www.KHEU.gov.bn (in Malay). Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Women's Football Today – information and statistics on women's football from the member associations of FIFA – Brunei Darussalam (BRU)" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA: 37. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Yunus, Fadhil (11 September 2018). "Haji Puspa appointed head coach of SCB women's futsal team". BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London, England: Boxtree. pp. 101–102. ISBN   0-7522-2434-4. OCLC   59442612.
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  7. ↑ "FIFA World Ranking – FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. FIFA. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Kon, James (7 June 2023). "Bruneians passionate about football" . BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Kon, James (7 June 2023). "Brunei working to develop women's football" . BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Pickering, David (1994). The Cassell soccer companion : history, facts, anecdotes. London, England: Cassell. p. 49. ISBN   0304342319. OCLC   59851970.

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