‘I don’t think they know we have a national team’

FA Sápmi, a football association representing the Sámi people, take the lead in an event that unites non-Fifa affiliated teams

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While preparations for the Olympic tournament this summer are in full swing, next week will feature another international competition fighting for recognition. Kicking off next Tuesday, the 2024 Conifa Women’s World Cup will be the second edition of the tournament, organised by the governing body that looks to bring together non-Fifa affiliated teams.

FA Sápmi, a football association representing the Sámi people indigenous to a vast stretch of northern Scandinavia, will be hosting the second edition. The tournament will be held over five days (4-8 June) in Bodø, the northern Norwegian city that was named this year’s European capital of culture.