Episode #29 - 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading to Australia and NZ!

06/27/20 • 18 min

It's official — the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading to Australia and New Zealand!

In what is one of the biggest boosts football and and women's sport in Australia has ever received, the world's attention will be turned down under for a month-long football festival. What does this mean for female football in the CDSFA over the coming years?

On the day of the big announcement, we caught up with CDSFA female football ambassadors and advocates Natasha Hill, Alexandra Georgopoulos and Angelica Georgopoulos.

It's official — the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is heading to Australia and New Zealand!

On the day of the big announcement, we caught up with CDSFA female football ambassadors and advocates Natasha Hill, Alexandra Georgopoulos and Angelica Georgopoulos.

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Episode #28 - Jean Kouriel, Ashfield Pirates FC President

Today we speak with Jean Kouriel, Founder and Club President of the Ashfield Pirates Football Club.

Jean has been involved in football for almost 40 years and has played for Marconi, Sydney United and Colo Colo. He represented Australia in Futsal and NSW in School Boys Football.

Jean, with the assistance of the late Adam Spencer-Carr, founded the Pirates in 2015. Within 5 short years, Ashfield has become one of the fastest growing football clubs within the CDSFA and in 2019, won the CDSFA Club Championship, the Crystal Cup.

Jean is now turning his attention to player development at Ashfield Pirates and securing a permanent home ground.

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Episode #31 - Ashleigh Campbell, Australian Catholic University Football Club President

Today we speak with Ashleigh Campbell, President of the youngest club within the CDSFA, Australian Catholic University Football Club, also known as ACU FC.

Ashleigh is also the sports program coordinator at ACU for their Sydney campuses. Based at ACU’s Strathfield campus, ACU FC, established in 2018, is the university's first community club and has quickly taken advantage of a brand new synthetic pitch.

ACU FC was established to provide a football program that services both the student body and local community, with the aim of promoting female participation in sport. The club is inclusive and also offers male programs, with a long-term goal of producing outstanding individuals and leaders, on and off the football field.

As Ashleigh explains in the podcast, ACU FC’s strategic approach to long-term club success is founded on eight fundamental areas:

o female footballers

o quality coaching

o support services

o top class infrastructure

o university culture

o human resources

o financial sustainability; and

o effective governance.

Ashleigh brings along a fresh, modern approach to football administration. She is determined for ACU FC to grow and compete over the coming years with the best teams the CDSFA has to offer in junior and senior football.