Fluminense hosts FIFA and CBF at CEFAN for women’s football future

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·1 October 2026

Fluminense hosts FIFA and CBF at CEFAN for women’s football future

On Wednesday (30), Fluminense hosted a technical visit from FIFA and CBF representatives at CEFAN, where the club’s women’s football department is based. The activity was part of the development of the Women’s Football Strategy, a project aimed at setting goals, indicators, and actions for the growth of the sport in Brazil over the coming years.

The delegation watched training sessions for the senior and Under-20 teams, toured the training center facilities, and spoke with players and members of the coaching staff.

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Among the FIFA representatives were Arijana Demirovic, Head of Women’s Football Development, coordinator Arbenita Morina, and specialists Tomás Corrêa and Romina Fernández. Professionals from the CBF’s National Teams, Competitions, and Development departments also took part.

The choice of Fluminense to host the visit was highlighted by Cris Gambaré, Technical Coordinator of the Women’s National Teams. According to her, the work carried out by the club is already recognized on the national stage.

Fluminense has been a benchmark for years, and now the structure has only improved, and we can already see that improvement reflected on the pitch. Fluminense is a project Amanda has been leading for a long time; we know her work and that of the staff as well, who have already been with us on national teams. This national Women’s Football Strategy group that FIFA and the CBF are designing is meant to ensure our landscape is showcased and structured in a positive way, and Fluminense is part of that effort. We are very happy, FIFA was very happy to be here, seeing what can be done in partnership or how it can be done, with the evolution and investment in women’s football in mind. We spoke with the players, all of them happy, with the staff, everyone fully engaged. So today Fluminense truly represents us very strongly within the national women’s football scene

Fluminense projects growth for the sport

Amanda Storck, Fluminense’s Women’s Football Manager, also spoke about the importance of the club having been chosen to take part in building this national strategy.

It was incredible for the club to be chosen, so they could better understand the work we have been developing here. We were also able to talk a lot about what has been planned for the development of the sport around the world, and we were able to show a little of our work, of our structure here at CEFAN, which will be one of the official training centers for the 2027 FIFA World Cup. We were also able to show everything we are thinking about and planning for the future of the sport, not only here in Rio de Janeiro, but in Brazil. So we were able to show that Fluminense will be a major force in women’s football, just as it is in men’s football

CEFAN will play an important role in the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, and is among the tournament’s official training centers.

The visit also brought together representatives of the bodies that oversee international and national football with professionals who work daily on the development of Fluminense’s women’s teams. In addition to the structure, the work carried out with the senior team and the Under-20 side was also observed.

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