Shenhua launches new women's team

Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua has launched a women's team in partnership with Shanghai University of Sport.

The new outfit, officially called Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Shanghai University of Sport Team, comprises 25 players and will compete in the China Women's Third Division later this year. With an average age of 20, all the players are students at the university.

The move is part of wider efforts to promote the women's game in China.