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Jentrix top scorer in Tanzania

Jentrix Shikangwa claims Tanzania Women’s Premier League Golden Boot as Simba Queens finish second in the league

Simba Queen striker Jentrix Shikangwa finished in the top goalscorer spot with 17 goals to her name in 16 league appearances in the 2022–23 campaign.

The 21-year-old Kenyan international joined Simba in September last year from Turkish top-flight side Fatih Karagumruk.

The league in Tanzania started in August. Despite joining the league a month after its began, Jentrix has managed a quadruple, a hat-trick, and many doubles among the 17 goals scored to help her club place second in the league.

Jentrix Shikangwa scored on her debut for Simba Queens in a 1-1 draw against Baobab Queens. She has also scored four goals for Simba Queens in a match against Alliance Girls giving her side a wide victory (4-0). The striker has been named the Player of the Month for March in the Tanzania Women Premier League and received a price.

LTA Agency congratulate Jentrix on this first successful season in Tanzania.

The Danish midfielder Sofie Junge Pedersen helped Juventus end their 2022–23 Serie A season with a 5-2 win over Roma at home, Juventus have thus sealed their spot at the upcoming UEFA Women’s Champions League as runners-up in Italy’s Serie A

The Serie A finalists have ended their campaign with a 5-2 victory against Roma (the champions). Sofie scored the game’s final goal against Roma; it was her second goal in 19 league games played this season for Juventus.

They will face the same opponents again in the Italian Cup final next Sunday, June 4.

LTA Agency congratulate Sofie and wish her good luck for the Cup final.

Isis Sonkeng, Cynthia Shilwatso and Mahira Ali have finished the 2022-2023 Ukrainian Super League season in the second position, winning the silver medal with FC Kryvbas

FC Kryvbas has been crowned runner-up of the 2022-2023 Ukrainian championship with help of three players represented by LTA Agency. The Egyptian midfielder Mahira Ali and Kenyan striker Cynthia Shilwatso who have recently joined the club as well as Cameroonian defender Isis Sonkeng who is playing in the club since last season.

Kyrvbas have ended the season as the league second and the semi finalist of the Ukrainian Cup. In the previous season, the club was third in the league.

Sonkeng played a key part in Krivbas’ Premier League second-spot finish. She has featured in all league matches (except one) and scored five goals across the campaign as she established herself as an unavoidable member of the Krivbas’defense. She was also involved in one cup goal and played all cup games to help her club achieve this result.

Shilwatso splayed two league games and scored a hat trick in her first match with the club. Mahira has only played one game and notched a goal in her debut. They still have one match to play against Pantery to end the season.

LTA Agency congratulate Sonkeng, Shilwatso and Mahira on this first title with Kvrivbas.

Irene Paredes won the 2022–23 women’s Spanish league title with FC Barcelona, her second consecutive title in a row
 
Barcelona have maintained their dominance in the women’s game once more in Spain. They only registered one defeat and one draw in 30 league games played on their path to the trophy this season. Barcelona was proclaimed Spanish champion for the fourth straight time after their 3-0 win over Sporting Huelva at home on Sunday, April 30.

Spain defender Irene Paredes featured in 26 league games and scored two goals to help her club secure that new title, which is their eighth overall. It is Irene’s third Spanish League title over all.

Irene and her club now focus on the UEFA Women’s Champions League final that they will play against Wolfsburg next June 3rd in hopes of achieving a double.

LTA Agency congratulate Irene on this third title and wish her the best of luck for the Champions League Final.

Egyptian midfielder Mahira Ali scored a goal on her FC Kryvbas debut against FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian League yesterday

Mahira scored a stunning goal to help FC Kryvbas defeat FC Mariupol 6–0 at home in their last but one league match on Saturday.

Mahira, who signed a deal with Kyvbas last March, joined the club on Thursday from the Egyptian Premier League Wadi Degla, the internatonal midfielder has please her new club by scoring in her first appearance. She scored the final goal of the game, raising the final score to 6-0. The final and upcoming league match for FC Kryvbas will take place away against Pantery on Friday.

LTA Agency congratulates Mahira and wishes her more goals with FC Kryvbas.

We are pleased to announce that South African international midfielder Leandra Smeda has signed new representation deal with LTA Agency

Cape Town star Leandra currently plays with Dux Logroño in the second tier of Spanish football. She is an experienced player who has already played football in Sweden, Portugal, Lithuania, as well as in her country. 

The veteran football star Leandra Smeda has featured for South Africa in numerous top international competitions; between them, we can count her participation at the Olympic Games in Brazil, the 2019 FIFA Women World Cup in France, four Women African Cup of Nations attendances, and many others.

Leandra made history in August 2018 by becoming the first South African to score in the European Women’s Champions League when she netted for Gintra-Universitas against Finland’s Espoo Honka.

LTA Agency are delighted to continue the collaboration and look forward to assisting Leandra Smeda more in her future career.

Cynthia Shilwatso scored a hat-trick and provided assists on her full Ukrainian league debut for FC Kryvbas.

The 23-year-old Kenyan striker started her career at FC Krivbas in the best possible way. She scored three goals yesterday to help her team demolish EMS-Podillia 13-0 in her league debut. The heroine also provided two assists during that league match day 20, played away. FC Kryvbas earned second place in the league and they have guaranteed their participation in the Champions League for the next season. They still have two games to play before the end of the 2022–2023 season.

Coming from a Tanzanian top-flight club Fountain Gate Princess, where she was the league’s highest goal scorer before her move to FC Krivbas, Shilwatso who joined her new club only last week after her contract was signed last March brings with her dynamism and experience. She has also spent time in Spain with EDF Logroño where she played in the country’s top flight before their relegation two seasons ago.

LTA Agency congratulate Shilwatso on this electrifying start.

LTA Agency are pleased to announce a new representation agreement with Sporting Huelva goalkeeper Chelsea Louise Ashurst

Ashurst is in her fourth season with Sporting Huelva and has already made more than 75 appearances with her club. In their last Liga F game, she has played full 90 minutes to help the club to a 1-1 draw against Villarreal at home. It was her 14th game of the season.  

Ashurst has appeared in a strong number of Sporting Huelva’s Primera División Femenina matches in the two last seasons (2021-2022) and 2020-2021, making 23 appearances for each season.

We are delighted to continue to accompany Chelsea Louise Ashurst in her football career.

Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi advanced to the semi-finals of the Turkish Women’s Football Super League with Nina Kpaho, Ngo Mbeleck Genevieve, and Fatou Dembele

Ivorian defender Nina Kpaho, Camerounian midfielder Ngo Mbeleck Genevieve, and Malian defender Fatou Dembele helped Fenerbahçe to secure a place in the Turkish Super League semifinals on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Fatih Karagümrük in the second leg quarter-finals. Having won the first match 1-0, Fenerbahçe qualified with a 2-1 on aggregate. Nina Kpaho played the two quarter-finals matches while Fatou Dembele feature in the secong leg only.

The semifinal matches will take place over two legs on Saturday, May 13, and Saturday, May 20.

Fenerbahçe will play against Galatasaray while Ankara Buyuksehir Belediyesi will face against Alg Spor.

We wish best of luck to all our players for this semifinal.

Irene Paredes has qualified for the 2022/23 UEFA Women’s Champion League final with FC Barcelone

Barcelona advanced to the Champions League final for the fourth time in the previous five seasons thanks to their strong performance against English champions Chelsea in the semi-finals.

In front of a crowd of 72,262 at Camp Nou, the third-largest attendance in the competition’s history, FC Barcelona drew 1-1 in the second leg after a 1-0 victory in the first leg to progress to the final of the UEFA Women’s Champions. Irene Paredes featured in the two-leg match, playing 90 minutes.

FC Barcelona will face german side Wolfsburg in the final of the UEFA Champions Women’s League which will take place at the Eindhoven’s PSV Stadium in the Dutch city, on Saturday June 3 at 4 p.m.

Wolfsburg is currently ranked second in the Frauen-Bundesliga, while FC Barcelona is leading in the Primera Division standings.