In a statement, Bontis says he believes the women's and men's national teams will sign "a historic collective agreement", according to the BBC.
Furthermore, Bontis says:
“Once signed, it will set our nation apart from pretty much every other member of Fifa.
Even though I myself have been one of the advocates for making it equal, I will unfortunately not be leading this organization when that happens".
The conflict between the federation and the women's and men's national team has been going on since the summer of 2022.
This summer, the men went on strike and demanded, among other things, that the sponsorship contracts be reviewed and equal pay for the women's and men's players.
In addition, they demanded 40 percent of the prize money that the federation received in connection with the WC in Qatar.
The women's national team went on strike a couple of weeks ago ahead of the Shebelieves Cup, an important part of the build-up to this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, a strike that was short-lived after the Canadian Soccer Association threatened to sue the women's national team - as well as demand damages from the players' association and the players .
According to the BBC, the Canadian Football Association spent SEK 84.5 million on the men's program in 2021, while they put SEK 39 million on the women's program.