After the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022, the Northern Marianas Football Association has finally seen a successful full schedule of soccer competitions locally and internationally. With that, a high rating of 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 was given to the association by NMIFA executive director Ruselle Zapanta. “There is always room for growth and improvement in how NMIFA operates, especially coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.” One highlight of 2022 was “for our young pl