Walking football may be known mostly as a men’s sport, but one team in the Algarve is proving that it can be enjoyed just as much by women.
The Central Algarve Hotshots Woman Walking Football (CA Hotshots WWF) team was created in October 2022 after a group of women arrived in the Algarve to support their husbands who were participating in a local walking football tournament in Vilamoura.
However, these women did not just want to support their husbands; they wanted to play a match of their own. The issue was that there were no women’s walking football teams in the Algarve at the time. To ensure that they did not leave the Algarve disappointed, a few local women who had never kicked a ball in their lives decided to join in a friendly game with the visitors.
Two of the local players, Nelya and Angie, ended up “falling in love” with the sport and decided to continue promoting it among residents through the creation of their own team. Over time, the club has grown not only in numbers, but also in reputation and skill, with the help and support of Central Algarve Walking Football Club (CAWF), led by their coach Will King.
“We now have over 20 players of 10 nationalities, aged from 38 to 73. We are currently training twice a week and have played friendly games with Jeanfield Swifts (Scotland), Iberas Seville WF, Benalmadena WF from Málaga and the East Algarve women walking football team, formed in 2023,” said club manager Nelya Fraser…
Women aged over 40, with or without previous football experience, are invited to give walking football a try. CA Hotshots WWF hold their training sessions at Quarteira’s no.2 pitch every Monday and Wednesday (except on public holidays) at 9am during the summer.
You can learn more or follow CA Hotshots WWF on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554223813122
FULL STORY at source: https://www.portugalresident.com/walking-football-for-women-in-algarve/
Author: The Walking Football
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