National Championship League

Maltock explained the competition is part of the FIFA Forward 2.0 which enables football to grow globally and promotes the best possible conditions for football development worldwide.

Previous champion Shefa and runner up Sanma were seeded in the men’s pool A and B which saw most of the Southern Region teams are drawn again in Pool A and B has most of the northern region teams.

This year marks the first involvement of the women’s tournament in the national league and six Member Associations are participating excluding Penama and Malampa Football Association.

The competition is expected to kick start on Monday at the Korman Stadium.

Six teams are confirmed to compete except for MALAMPA and PENAMA.

The competition will also feature all-women accredited FIFA referees for the newly introduced division.

The women’s competition starts on 25 January to 5 February.