This will be the new president of the Federation

The disqualification of Pedro Rocha through TAD, and in the absence of knowing when it will be effective, it opens the door to Maria Angeles Chaves, 36 years old, will lead the RFEF due to his position as first vice president of the RFEF Board of Directors. If confirmed, it will be the first time a woman will hold this position in a Federation Spanish football, either territorial or, as the case may be, national.

The appointment responds to the extensive relationship he maintains with the still president of the RFEF and comes from the Extremadura Football Federation.

“Yes”, as he is known in the world of soccer, started playing as a goalkeeper at his school, the San Francisco. He then joined several teams until he finally ended up in Cáceres Femenino the year the Extremaduran team was founded.

Here he became a key player for twelve seasons, playing the role of attachmentuntil 2019 a serious knee injury he was forced to retire from football two years later. From there he jumped on the bench.

Since the arrival of Pedro Rocha during the presidency of the Extremadura Football Federation they maintained a good relationship. Graduated in Sports Sciences in 2020, he became part of the Delegate Commission of the RFEF. The first woman to be part of this federative body.

The second vice president

Her appointment in April as first vice president became the second woman to do so after the election of Ana Muñoz with the arrival of Luis Rubiales in 2018 to the presidency of the RFEF.

Now this woman from Extremadura who has represented the RFEF in the last final of Champions League woman in San Mamés, awarded by Fútbol Club Barcelona, ​​​​​​has this challenge: to be the first president of a football Federation in the history of Spain.