América and Deportivo Cali prepare their bags to go to Quito (Ecuador) with the aim of competing in the women’s Copa Libertadores; and this Monday (09.26.2022) they received two checks from the district mayor’s office for $ 500 million each, which become a great incentive before the competition.
The mayor Jorge Iván Ospina, the secretary for sport and recreation, Carlos Diago, and the president of the council, Fabio Arroyave, led the act in which said support for the directors and players of both campuses was formalized.
Both the local president and the secretary have reaffirmed their commitment to women’s football since the beginning of the administration and recalled that the goal is still to make Cali the home of the Colombian national team, with a message of inclusion and opportunity. for women.
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Wendy Bonilla, striker from Buenos Aires of the red cast, said: “very happy to have the support of the Mayor’s Office, we know that this is a great contribution for us and for the institution, it is a great motivation for the group” .
Andrés Usme, Scarlet coach, said: “for us it is important; I believe that part of the development that the teams of the Valle del Cauca have had, especially those of the capital, corresponds to the fact that Cali lives up to its name of Ciudad Deportiva; The support was really felt, not only for us, but also for the sporting atmosphere in the city, for women’s football, in particular with the Colombian national team with the friendlies, what we saw in Copa América and the whole environment. surrounding the city; and now this recognition to continue with the project, I think these are actions that define the importance that the two teams we will represent in the Copa Libertadores are from Valle del Cauca ”.
Marcela Gómez, president of the scarlet club, said: “For us this support is very important, the fact of having a project all year economically requires much more investment and effort, the support of the mayor is fundamental and the fact that we can do it. to have it before an international tournament, we are traveling a little earlier because there is quota and an extra expense of a week earlier in Ecuador. This support is very important for us and we hope to continue to consolidate women’s football in Valle del Cauca. ” , he has declared.
Captain Catalina Usme said that “being able to have real support, which has not remained on paper, for us is an extra stimulus, a positive message for those girls who will come after us, telling them that there is a project for life with women’s football and it’s worth it “.
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From around Cali, captain Carolina Arias Vidal said: “Firstly, I would like to thank the Mayor’s Office for this important support not only to Deportivo Cali but also to women’s football; We continue to grow. Without the support of the Mayor’s Office and the Sports Secretariat we would be a little ahead of what we want, the first time that it keeps repeating itself and we give more joy to women’s football so that Cali continues to be the City of Sports. It comes at a good time, I think both teams have a clear objective and we are aiming for it ”.
The coach of Verdiblanca, Vanessa Alipio, expressed: “For Asociación Deportivo Cali, which is involved in women’s football, it is very important, it helps us to strengthen the project, to think about the future, to continue every day offering greater guarantees. of the players, we already think about women’s football year after year but as a long-term project. It is a stimulus to know that the city and the Administration support us, it is of the utmost importance “.
The Cali Council also awarded the Santiago de Cali Medal in the Cruz de Oro Grade to America and the Santiago de Cali Silver Medal for Sugar Casting.
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Date of publication 09/26/2022
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