New Zealander, Sarai Bareman, became Fifa’s first Chief Women’s Football Officer. In the process, she became the world’s most influential figure in women’s football. She will head the governing body’s newly created Women’s Football Division as part of Fifa’s management board.
The team said in a statement,
As the only female member of Fifa’s 2016 Reform Committee, Sarai was a staunch supporter of change within the organisation, in particular calling for detailed requirements on women in leadership positions at Fifa.
Bareman joins the world governing body after serving as the deputy secretary general of the Oceania Football Confederation.