Sligo Rovers confirmed as founding members of Women’s National Under 17 league

THERE was great excitement throughout the women’s football community across Sligo and Leitrim in recent days when the FAI confirmed that Sligo Rovers would be founding members of the inaugural Under 17 Women’s National League for the first two seasons in 2018 & 2019.

The first edition of the league will kick off in July 2018 with a slightly shortened season which will end in October / November. A second full season will com- mence in March 2019 and run alongside the existing senior national league until October / November 2019.

There are a number of requirements for participation in the league, in particular that the squad will be limited to just 20 players and the head coach will be required to have a minimum of a UEFA ‘B’ Licence qualification to work at this level.

Rovers are progressing with the necessary arrangements in order to hit the ground running when the league kicks off in just under six months time.

Partnership discussions, coaching appointments and player recruitment are top of the agenda for the coming months as the Bit ‘o Red look to make a success of this new venture.

Exact details of the structure and make up of the league will be confirmed by the FAI in due course.