Covid-19 caused many youth football players to miss out on a precious year of development in many countries but youth coaches in South Africa were worried that the pandemic would cause decline for participation in girls youth football. However, the opposite has been the case as girls football continues to increase in popularity and participation is only growing. In a piece for New Frame, S’bo Gyre speaks with the coaches at Panorama Football Club in Roodepoort about how girls football is only changing for the better and why the positive trends have come about.
