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Crooks, 60, is the first woman and person of
colour to lead Canada Soccer after serving as vice president for
two years. She will take over from Nick Bontis, who resigned on
Monday.
The Canadian women's team, the reigning Olympic champions,
recently escalated their protest over pay equity issues when
they wore purple shirts that read "Enough is enough" ahead of
their opening match of the SheBelievesCup in February.
"The job ahead for our organisations, our sport, and for the
players who wear our Canadian jersey, is as important to me as
any race I've competed in," Crooks said in a statement.
"I know and understand the calls to get this right, and I am
certain that we will be able to deliver real progress for our
national teams all the way on down to our grassroots."
Crooks competed in five Olympics and won a silver medal at the
1984 Los Angeles Games as a member of the women's 4x400 metres
relay team.
Kelly Brown, a member of Canada Soccer's board of directors, was
named acting vice president.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri
Navaratnam)
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