The women’s Fifa Under-17 World Cup, which has been rescheduled to February-March, is likely to be postponed yet again in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Originally scheduled to be held in five venues of India from November 2 to 21, the women’s age group showpiece was pushed to February 17-March 7 next year due to the pandemic, which has played havoc with sporting calendars worldwide.
With the health crisis still showing no signs of abating and with the qualifying tournaments yet to be held in Africa, North and Central America and South America, there is a high possibility of the tournament getting postponed yet again.
“There is a high possibility that the women’s Fifa U-17 World Cup will be postponed again. The new time frame when the tournament will be held is yet not known. But most probably it is getting postponed,” a source privy to the development told PTI on…