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UEFA Distributes Record €9 Million to Clubs for Women’s Euro 2025 Player Releases
UEFA distributes a record €9 million to 103 clubs for player releases during Women’s Euro 2025, doubling the amount from 2022 and supporting women’s football development
Women’s football clubs across Europe have received a record €9 million from UEFA’s club benefits programme for releasing players to participate in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
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The payments, agreed in collaboration with the European Football Clubs (EFC), mark a doubling of the funds distributed during Women’s Euro 2022.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin highlighted the importance of the payments, stating, “As women’s football continues to grow and thrive, we want everyone to share in its success. The club benefits programme is a reflection of the vital role European clubs play in developing the players who made UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 such a groundbreaking and memorable tournament.”
The programme rewards both elite and amateur clubs whose players were selected for national teams.
It also aligns with UEFA’s broader financial growth in women’s football, including a 156% increase in Women’s Euro prize money and a guaranteed share of rewards for players for the first time.
Nadine Kessler, UEFA Director for Women’s Football, emphasized the collaborative effort behind the tournament’s success.
“The massive success of UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 was made possible through collective efforts, significant investment, and outstanding performances by world-class players proudly wearing their national team jerseys. The club benefits programme recognises the immense contribution of the clubs in developing this top talent,” she said.
Payments were distributed to clubs across 16 leagues, calculated according to the number of days each player was released, including ten preparation days. Each player earned a daily rate of €1,095, guaranteeing a minimum of €21,900 for those whose teams were eliminated after the group stage.
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This landmark distribution underscores UEFA’s commitment to supporting the growth and sustainability of women’s football at both club and international levels.
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Governor Dauda Lawal, has received the ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award in Ghana, with organisers recognising what they described as his administration’s achievements in public sector leadership and economic reforms.
The governor was honoured at the 7th ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award ceremony, held on Friday at the British Council in Accra. The event featured a lecture themed: “Leadership, Peace, and Regional Integration: Advancing Africa’s Development in a Changing Global Order.”
According to the organisers, Lawal’s award was based, among other considerations, on his administration’s progress in public sector leadership and economic reforms in Zamfara State.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ZIK Pan-African Award, His Royal Highness Professor Echefuna R.G. Onyeabadi, noted that the award was established to recognise individuals making meaningful contributions to the service of their people.
Receiving the award, Governor Lawal dedicated the honour to the people of Zamfara State, stating that it would further motivate his administration to intensify efforts toward transforming the state.
“This award is dedicated to all the people of Zamfara State. My administration has been working tirelessly to ensure the state can compete with any other in Nigeria. That was our promise and we have surpassed expectations in just three years,” Lawal said.
The governor highlighted key projects and reforms undertaken by his administration, including urban renewal initiatives, the construction of a modern airport and sweeping reforms in security, education, healthcare and the civil service. He noted that the newly constructed airport was particularly significant, as Zamfara had not benefited from such infrastructure in over 30 years since the creation of the state.
“We have made great strides in security, civil service reform, education, health and other sectors,” the governor added.
Lawal thanked the organisers for the recognition, saying the award would encourage him to do even more for the people of Zamfara.
“It means a lot to me and will motivate me to do even more for my people. Zamfara is on the rise,” he said.
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