Women footballers to participate in street football world

Six women footballers from Ranchi will fly to Lyon, France to participate in 'street football world Festival19', a highlight of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The team from Yuwa, which is supported by BookASmile, have been invited as one of the 40 other delegations from across the world representing leading 'Development through Football' organisations.

The festival will begin on June 29 and will continue till July 8, a press release of Yuwa said here Monday.

Yuwa's Festival19 team is backed by BookASmile, the charity initiative of India's leading entertainment destination BookMyShow.

Yuwa's women will be hosted by Sport dans la Ville during the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 for a festival of football, fair play and culture.

The festival will feature a street soccer tournament played by 'football3 rules' designed to promote tolerance and youth leadership as well as an educational and cultural exchange programme.

The festival will be organised jointly by ...