Taiwan's women's football union questioned camp plans and a suspended training allowance ahead of the World Cup playoff, and the Chinese Taipei Football Association laid out its support plans on the 28th. The Liberty Times reported on the 29th, citing the Central News Agency.
In a Central News Agency report carried by the Liberty Times, the Taiwan women's football union said in a statement on the 28th that the first stage of the World Cup playoff opens in Morocco on November 28, yet a logistics gap has appeared since the Nagoya Asian Games. It said it does not know when or where the camp will be held or how support staff will be organized. It also said a long-term training allowance that had supported players' training and living costs was cut off without warning on October 15.
광고 문의 · 300×250The Chinese Taipei Football Association said the national team will assemble on November 8, leave on the 10th or 11th for Casablanca, Morocco, and play two international friendlies there on the 16th and 22nd. It said details of the schedule, venues and logistics are under active coordination. On staffing, it will hire one new foreign coach, two physiotherapists will travel with the team, the National Training Center will send one sports psychologist and one nutritionist, and a dedicated doctor will accompany the team during the tournament.
Allowance issue still 'under review'
For meals, the association is working through the Taipei Representative Office in France to arrange menus with three cooks living in Morocco, so players can eat familiar flavors there. The report does not confirm what alternative, if any, the association has settled on for the allowance.
On the allowance, the association said it sent an official letter to the National Training Center on the 15th asking to resolve the gap in payments, but that the matter still needs review by the responsible agency. The playoff training budget was submitted to the center last week, and a review meeting may be held on November 4. The association said player welfare and the growth of Taiwan women's football are shared goals and urged all sides to keep communicating.
Player registration data has been collected and filed, and head coach Patrick De Wilde plans to check recent form through Mulan League matches this week before fixing a final 23-player squad. The association asked for outside encouragement and said it would help players arrive at the playoff in top condition. Because the union and the association give differing accounts, whether the allowance is restored and what the review decides remain to be confirmed.
