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The Mid North Coast region of New South Wales will field a girls team for the first time at the First Nations Football Festival in Dubbo on October 9-10, with the squad designing the Aboriginal artwork displayed on their jerseys for the competition.
The Mid North Coast region of New South Wales will field a girls team for the first time at the First Nations Football Festival in Dubbo on October 9-10, with the squad designing the Aboriginal artwork displayed on their jerseys for the competition.
Reflections North Haven has sponsored the team, the Mitjigan’s, meaning Little Girls in Gathang, the language of the Birpai Nation, to help it meet its uniform costs.
Team coach and proud Birpai woman Kayla Clark said the nine players were cherry-picked for the team, with some competing for the first time at the Football Festival. [
