Our youngsters take on title-winning side Fulham in the final four of the competition at Motspur Park (2pm UK) with supporters available to attend and watch the next generation of players at the Club.
The Cottagers have recently won promotion to the third tier of the Women’s senior football pyramid after winning the FA Women’s National League Division One South East, providing a unique opportunity for our young side to go toe-to-toe with some of the very best players at this level.
We faced Fulham in our very first pre-season game of the campaign, where we lost 3-1 on the night, and Sabiha is keen to use this weekend’s encounter as a barometer of her players' growth this term.
“For us, in terms of Fulham, we know it's going to be tough,” she told us, looking ahead to the game on Sunday. “We've faced some tough opposition already [in this competition] so from what we're expecting, we're quite aware of it.
“Fulham have just gone into back-to-back promotions, the pressure is off them, they've only got this cup to focus on, so we know that that's also another thing. But, for me, it's about seeing the growth at the end of the season because we started pre-season playing Fulham, that was our first game of pre-season, and I thought we did pretty well that day. Now it's a great measure to come back towards the end of the season, months have gone past now, to see where we are at now.
“There's a little bit of excitement around the game, which I think is really good, because they know it's not going to be easy and we're going up against probably one of the better teams that we've faced across the entire season, so I think the excitement's great.”
Having already overcome Dulwich Hamlet and London Bees – who both compete in the same division as Fulham – in the previous rounds, Sabiha has praised the impact of the player pathway at the Club in the journey so far.
“The resilience is massive because we've had quite a young squad across the Under-19s and we've heavily relied on a lot of those Under-16s playing up,” she added. “So, we're going in with it with, again, just a really young side but I think that's why the cup wins have felt so great because it's been a full squad effort for a number of reasons, from first team to Under-16s.”
Tickets to watch the match are available in advance via Fulham’s ticketing website, priced at £5 for adults, seniors (65+) and young adults (18-21) while £1 for Under-18s.
Alongside attending the match at Motspur Park, key updates will be provided across our official social channels, with a full report available here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app.