By Justin Forzano | Founder and CEO
20-year old Janet led her peers during training last Wednesday. Her goal is to become a professional player on the Cameroon Women's National Team as well as in international leagues, something young women couldn't conceive 10 years ago. With the recent success of the Indomitable Lionesses at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada this past summer, more attention and resources are being directed to women's soccer in the country. We are proud to be a part of this investment in girls and young women, and more importantly, leading it at the grassroots level. Janet says of her experiences learning from CameroonFDP coaches and staff,
"For me to be a role model in my community, I will do my best to encourage others in my neighborhood and also give advice to those who want to play like me."
Being a role model and elevating others in your community are two of our core values here at CameroonFDP. We strive to ensure that every practice and game serve to promote and embody these and other important life skills and lessons. It's amazing to see these values being instilled in young girls like Janet within weeks of starting training with our coaches, Kama and Harrison.
2016 may very well be the greatest year for female football in Cameroon. The nation will host the Africa Women Cup of Nations in November and the Lionesses will strive to keep the Championship Cup in country this year. In 2014, they reached the finals and lost to Nigeria, who has won the tournament 6 of the last 8 times it has been played consecutively since 1998.
With your support, we hope to give young girls like Janet the opportunity to participate in the tournament - even from the sidelines - and meet their heroes and see them compete in the greatest competition on the Continent. With all of Africa watching to see how their lady footballers prosper in Cameroon in 2016, we hope to continue leading the efforts to make a difference, using the game to improve the lives of girls and young women in the communities where we work.
Many thanks and best wishes for an amazing holiday season and prosperous New Year!
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