‘Egregious omission’: First Nations football groups call for World Cup legacy inclusion

Indigenous Football Australia criticises Fifa over Legacy 23 planGroups want more investment to capitalise on tournament

First Nations football groups have called for more investment as part of efforts to capitalise on the Women’s World Cup, citing a lack of focus on Indigenous programs in the tournament’s Legacy 23 strategy.

Dr Karen Menzies, co-chair of football’s national Indigenous advisory group (NIAG), said the group’s work should be prioritised by Football Australia, while a separate organisation, Indigenous Football Australia (IFA), has today written to Fifa complaining of the “egregious omission” of First Nations communities from its Legacy 23 plan.

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