Back to the United States Women Newsfeed

Coronavirus: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda each set for $1m Fifa financial boost

Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda football federations are expected to receive further financial relief from Fifa designed to help them cope with the effects caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

The three East African Member Associations, just like their global counterparts, will receive $1 million after the Fifa council unanimously approved the Covidu201119 relief plan.

The plan, expected to be released in three stages, will see the world governing body avail up to $1.5 billion to the member associations.

Editors' Picks

“In the first two stages of the plan, Fifa provided for the immediate release of all Forward operationalu2011cost payments to member associations and, subsequently, for the opportunity to transform Forward development grants into Covid-19 operational relief funds – with a minimum of 50% of released funds to be allocated to women’s football,” Fifa announced.