Welsh football to receive £1.5m grant from from Welsh Government
Bridgend, Wales, UK. 10th Oct, 2020. Penybont v TNS at Bryntirion Park in the JD Cymru Premier on the 10th October 2020. Credit: Lewis Mitchell/YCPD
The Welsh Government has provided the FAW with a £1.5m grant due to the ongoing affects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After discussions had taken place with Sport Wales, a number of sports’ governing bodies ave received money which will help them in this era of behind-closed-doors fixtures.
Domestic clubs in Wales have had to play games behind-closed-doors since the start of the season.
The FAW will receive £1.5m which will help the governing body with their upcoming World Cup qualifiers likely to be played behind-closed-doors.
“Not having crowds at international matches has greatly impacted the FAW’s finances and this funding from the Welsh government will go some way in helping to offset some of this lost revenue,” said Jonathan Ford to the BBC.
“Times, however, remain perilous as we are still going to make a significant loss this year as a result of Covid-19. We long for the day our fans can return to supporting our national teams in our stadiums.”
In November 2020, the Cymru Leagues received £750,000 of National Lottery funding, which was to be distributed between its 44 clubs.
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