The football tournament "Villa de Benidorm" will be played for the first time in the female category

The Football Tournament "Villa de Benidorm" will be held for the first time in the female category, as announced this morning by the Councilor for Sports, Arturo Cabrillo, at the presentation of the XXXIV edition. The tournament will have a triangular format, will be played on Friday, March 30 at the Municipal Stadium "Guillermo Amor Martínez", and will face the women's teams of Elche CF, Miramar and CF.AT City of Benidorm, in the child-cadet category.

Arturo Cabrillo highlighted "the historical fact" that for the first time the tournament is held in the female category "thanks to the initiative and suggestion of the Councilor for Equality, Paquita Ripoll" and announced that "this tournament will be the seed so that the department of Sports continue working to promote women's sport in Benidorm, in all its forms.

He also stressed that this tournament "is going to be an exemplary appointment for our young athletes because they will have the opportunity to live together and forge friendships with players from other clubs and develop the values ​​embodied in the sport such as the spirit of self-improvement, sportsmanship and the camaraderie. " The councilwoman of Equality for her part, stressed, "the great occasion that this tournament means to give visibility to women in sports practice" and Miguel Aguila, president of the CF. AT. "Ciudad de Benidorm", like Paqui Camuñas, vice president, expressed their satisfaction and gratitude for the prominence that will be given to women's football in this tournament.