Play on, girls!: CBF event is a hit in Cuiabá | OneFootball

In partnership with CONMEBOL and the Mato Grosso Football Federation (FMF), and under FIFA’s endorsement, ‘Joga, Mina!’, an event organized by the CBF, kicked off on Monday (30) at the Arena Pantanal auditorium. The entire day’s schedule was dedicated to a seminar on women’s football, featuring several prominent figures such as Diogo Pécora, FMF president; Cris Gambaré, CBF Women’s National Teams coordinator; Gabriel Mastrodomenico, CBF women’s youth teams manager; Camilla Orlando, head coach of the Brazil Women’s Under-20 National Team; among others.

Among the topics covered, the main ones were: Women’s Football as a priority at the CBF; Initiatives and Projects for Women’s Football; Women’s Youth National Teams; Preparations for the 2027 World Cup; Health and Performance in Women’s Football; DNA of the Brazilian National Teams; Legal strategies for sustainable women’s football; Countdown to the FIFA Series.

Speakers at the women’s football seminar at 'Joga, Mina!'Credits: Staff Images/CBF

The event continues over the next two days at Patronato Santo Antônio, in Chácara dos Pinheiros, in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso.

On Tuesday (31), a football tryout for girls aged 14 to 17 was held, with the aim of enabling player assessment and helping identify young talent. The activities carried out during the tryout were guided by the coaching staff of Brazil’s youth national teams.

Cris Gambaré, coordinator of the CBF Women’s National Teams, closed the seminarCredits: Staff Images/CBF

On Wednesday (1), the event will wrap up with a Football Festival for girls aged 10 to 14. The goal of this activity, which will be led by the CBF’s development and project team, is to encourage sports initiation by promoting participation and sparking interest and passion for women’s football.

The staging of ‘Joga, Mina!’ demonstrates the importance of structured and continuous investment in women’s football by the CBF, as it brings together training, talent identification, and grassroots encouragement in a single initiative.

Check out more images from the seminar:

FMF president Diogo Pécora took part in the opening panel of 'Joga, Mina!'Credits: Staff Images/CBF

Camilla Orlando, head coach of the Brazil Women’s Under-20 National Team, and Guilherme Giudice, assistant coach of the Brazil Women’s Under-20 National Team, spoke about the DNA of the Brazilian National TeamsCredits: Staff Images/CBF

Thiago Januzzi, from FIFA, discussed preparations for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in BrazilCredits: Staff Images/CBF

Gabriel Mastrodomenico, CBF women’s youth teams manager, was one of the speakers at 'Joga, Mina!'Credits: Staff Images/CBF

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