Progress on the former requires progress on the latter.
The major barrier to progress on the latter, however, remains the lack of knowledge of and access to the registration process for the female co-operatives.
The highly rated Red Devils kicked off their campaign hotly tipped to progress to the latter stages of the tournament but for most of the time yesterday they struggled to get past Algeria's well marshalled midfield and defence.
David De Gea is in that class and it is vital United retain the Spaniard in order to win trophies in the future or progress to the latter stages of the Champions League next season.
After Ouseph's performances this year secured him a seeding for the tournament, the Hounslow-born player is hopeful of progressing to the latter stages in what will be his first taste of Olympic competition.
The win keeps Exeter's hopes alive of at least progressing to the latter stages of the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Gyan earned the fans' plaudits after an unforgettable year internationally as the Black Stars progressed to the latter stages of both the Nations Cup and World Cup.
Progressing to the latter part of their academic careers, as juniors and seniors, they continued with their research and focused on preparation for graduate school.
In a lesson that should not go unheeded at the Football Association, the same is true of many of the countries who have progressed to the latter stages here.
But his side will have to significantly improve if they are to progress towards the latter stages of the tournament and the final scoreline against the UAE should not paper over the cracks of another disjointed performance.
