Diversity: FA Asian Women's Football Advisory Group has met just twice in person in almost four-and-a-half years

Football Association Asian Women's Football Advisory Group has met in person just twice since 2019; second in-person meeting took place at Wembley Stadium at the beginning of the year where the appointment of a new chair was ratified; one member describes the group as «largely redundant».

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Sunday 10 December 2023 22:06, UK

The Football Association’s record on diversity is again under scrutiny, with Sky Sports News able to reveal the FA Asian Women's Football Advisory Group has met just twice in person in almost four-and-a-half years.

One member, who did not wish to be named, told Sky Sports News the group was «largely redundant» with another saying that they «would describe the group as a talking shop, but the truth is the group doesn't even do much talking».

The FA Asian Women's Football Advisory Group has more than 20 members and was chaired up until last year by former Dorset FA chief executive Sue Hough. Hough currently chairs both the FA National Game Board and the FA Women's Football Board and also sits on various working committees.

Jayna Patel took over as chair at the beginning of this year, with her appointment ratified following an in-person meeting at Wembley Stadium more than 10 months ago. That was the group's second in-person meeting.

Sky Sports News has been told that there have been no subsequent meetings, and that there have only been a handful of remote meetings since the group was initially formed back in 2019.

The Football Association has been approached for comment.

The revelation comes less than a month after Wasim Haq resigned as a member of the FACouncil after saying «Adolf Hitler would be proud of Benjamin Netanyahu» amid Israel's ongoing military action in Gaza.

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