Expansion of FAI board moves closer after AGM deferred until December

EXPANSION: An expansion of the FAI Board from 12 to 14 is likely to be rubberstamped at an EGM next month with a view to reaching 40% gender balance by the end of 2023. File pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

An expansion of the FAI Board from 12 to 14 is likely to be rubberstamped at an EGM next month with a view to reaching 40% gender balance by the end of 2023.

The association has struggled to attract the required fifth female either through football channels and as a successor to outgoing independent Chairperson Roy Barrett.