The federation, faced last month with a threat of a strike by the women’s selection which demanded to be better paid, said in a press release that its proposal was still awaiting the agreement of the players’ organizations.
In particular, it provides for the pooling of income generated during participation in the World Cups with an equal distribution between the two teams.
The press release was released as the Canadian parliament prepares to hold hearings on this subject during which players will be heard.
“If it is accepted by the players’ organizations, this collective agreement will offer the two national teams the same amount of money for 90 minutes of play and they will equally share the allocations” granted during international competitions, we were told. specified from the same source. “The Canadian women’s national team will become the second best paid of the 211 present in FIFA”.
The federation announced on March 3 an agreement in principle for the financing of the national women’s team, in the hope of ending accusations of gender inequality which led to a crisis and the departure of its president.
The Canadian women’s team won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and are among the main rivals of the defending champions USA for the next Women’s World Cup to be played next summer in Australia. and in New Zealand.
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