Hedvig Lindahl and Linda Sembrant of Sweden, as well as Spain’s Irene Paredes, qualified for the quarter-finals of UEFA Women Euro

Sweden claimed a place in the quarter-finals of the Euro after a 5-0 win over Portugal at the Venue Leigh Sports Village stadium, England. They finished the group stage as group C winners, having drawn (1-1) against the Netherlands in their opening game, they defeated Switzerland (2-1). Hedvig played all the group stage matches.

Spain qualified for the quarter-finals after a 1-0 win over Denmark to ensure thier finished as runners-up in Group B on Saturday.
Spain captain Irene Paredes and her team beat Finland 4-1 in their opening game and lost against Germany. Irene played all three games.

The semi-finals are due to take place from Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23, Spain will take on hosts England in the first of the day’s quarter-finals, and Sweden is due to take on 2nd ranked Group D on the last day.

South Africa reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after earning a victory over Tunisia in their last eight encounters in Tunisia

Refiloe’s team also secured a place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, due to be held in Australia and New Zealand.

The match took place at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah in Rabat, and pitted South Africa against Tunisia. Refiloe captained the team and played 90 minutes in their 1-0 victory.

The semi-finals are due to take place on Monday (July 18), with South Africa set to face Zambia and Nigeria due to take on hosts Morocco.

Good luck to Refiloe Jane in the semis.

Ajara Nchout Njoya and Refiloe Jane make the 2022 CAF Awards shortlist

The initial list of 30 female players nominees for the Women’s Player of the Year category to the CAF Awards 2022 has been reduced to 10.

In the first list of nominees featured four players represented by LTA Agency:

· Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano)

· Gabrielle Onguene (Cameroon & CSKA Moscow) 

· Zenatha Coleman (Namibia & Fenerbahce)

· Refiloe Jane (South Africa & AC Milan)

Ajara and Refiloe who are among the last 10 nominees, are currently in Morocco for the African Cup of Nations and it is in the same country that will held the awards final ceremony on July 21 in Rabbat. Both players made the Total Energies WAFCON 2022 Group stage’s Best XI.

The other categories of the Women’s CAF Awards 2022 are 

Interclub Player of the Year (Women)

Young Player of the Year (Women)

Coach of the Year (Women)

Club of the Year (Women)

National Team of the Year 

The CAF Awards 2022 will be held ahead of the final of Africa’s flagship women’s competitions, TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022 scheduled to take place between 02 July – 23 July 2022. 

International midfielder Aivi Luik has joined Swedish outfit BK Häcken on a one-and-a-half-year deal 

Aivi is the second player represented by LTA Agency to sign with the club this season, following the Tanzanian Aisha Masaka.

The Matildas star has left Italy’s Serie A where she played with Pomigliano for a move to the Damallsvenskan outfit BK Häcken. For Pomigliano, she made 14 appearances and scored a goal during the 2021/2022 season, helping the Serie A newcomers to maintain their place in the league. Prior to Italy, she played in Spain for Sevilla.

Aivi’s first Swedish adventure was with IFK Kalmar in the 2018 season.

The experienced midfielder has played for many top clubs in more than eight different countries. At the international level, she represented Australia women’s national team at many tournaments, making over 30 appearances.

 LTA Agency wish Aivi a good season in Sweden and the best of luck at her new club.

Cameroonians Nchout Njoya Ajara, Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene, and Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck, as well as the South African Refiloe Jane, are LTA’s players qualified to the CAF Women’s African Cup of Nations quarter-finals

Cameroon who were in Group B, have qualified to the WAFCON after a win over Tunisia (2-0) and draws against Zambia (0-0) and Togo (1-1). Ajara, Aboudi, and Ngo Mbeleck played all the group stage games and were phenomenal. In their victory match, Ajara scored one goal and assisted on another. She was elected woman of the match against Tunisia. Aboudi made an assist against Togo, and Ngo Mbeleck’s accurate passes during the games were just great.

South Africa was in Group C in which they finished in the first spot after beating all their opponents to advance to the quarters. Midfielder Refiloe featured in two games, playing 90 minutes of each against Nigeria (2-1) and Burundi (3-1). She bagged the woman of the match award against Burundi

Ajara and Refiloe made the Total Energies WAFCON 2022 Group stage’s Best XI!

On Thursday, July 14th Cameroon will face Nigeria in the first match, then South Africa will battle with Tunisia for a place in the semi-final and automatic qualification for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Good luck to our four players for the WAFCON2022 quarters.

Sweden women’s national team goal keeper Hedvig Lindahl has joined Swedish top-flight Djurgårdens IF on a one-and-half-year deal

Experienced Swedish goalkeeper is back at home after spells in England, Germany, and Spain. Hedvig brings with her more experience and titles won in each of these countries.

Hedvig joins the Damallsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF after spending the previous two seasons with Atlético Madrid in Spain.

In the 2020/21 season, she moved to the Spanish Liga Iberdrola, where she made 21 league appearances for Atlético Madrid. She won the Spain Super Cup in her first season and was runner-up in her second season.

In Germany, she won a double (league and cup) with Wolfsburg in the 2019/2020 season.

In England, during her five seasons spent in the FA Women’s Super League, she has won two League Championships and two FA Cup titles.

Hedvig who is actually in England playing Euro, has enjoyed a big rise at the international level, making 185 appearances for Sweden and backstopping the sweden to many titles. One World Cup silver, two World Cup bronzes, two EURO bronzes, and two Olympic silvers.

The 10-time Swedish Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, Hedvig has also been named Sweden’s best female football player twice.

La défenseure internationale ivoirienne Fatou Coulibaly a paraphé un nouveau contrat avec Dux Logroño, la liant au club jusqu’en 2023

Considéré comme un pilier de la défense de la sélection de Dux Logroño, Fatou évolue au club espagnol de seconde division depuis 2021.

La défenseure internationale ivoirienne de 34 ans, vient de prolonger son contrat pour une saison supplémentaire.

LTA Agency félicite Fatou pour ce nouveau contrat et lui souhaite le meilleur pour la suite de sa carrière avec Dux Logroño.

Nchout Njoya Ajara has signed a new two-year deal with Internazionale that will keep her with the Italian Serie A side until 2024

Ajara will remain at Inter for the next two seasons after signing a two-year contract extension with the club.

The Cameroon Internationale forward has established herself as a key player of Italy’s side since arriving from Atlético Madrid. She has scored eight goals in 18 matches in her first season in Italy to help Internazionale end up in the fifth place in the Serie A.

She is currently at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco with her national team. 

8.07.22, Casablanca, Morocco

Re: Barbra Banda’s current situation

In light of the recent public attention and contradictory statements as to Barbra’s non-participation in the ongoing WAFCON in Morocco, I would like to dispel the rumours and clarify Barbra’s situation and position on the matter to all the world media and interested public.

As her official representative, I can state that Barbra has not been banned or suspended from participating in the current WAFCON by CAF, FAZ, FIFA, or any other governing body. She has not undergone and consequently has not failed any ‘gender verification’ or ‘gender eligibility tests’ administered prior to the tournament. In fact, there are no tests required by CAF, WAFCON, or FIFA in this regard in order to participate in the competition. Barbra is also perfectly healthy and fit.

The decision not to currently feature Barbra at the tournament is FAZ’s internal decision based on their own evaluation of her physical conditions before coming to Morocco.

I reiterate that nothing, no existing regulations that we are aware of, prevents Barbra’s participation in the WAFCON 2022. Barbra has not failed any medical tests in this regard either.

Barbra respects the decision of her federation, is ready to be called upon when needed, and is fully behind her teammates as they try to qualify for a historic first appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year.

For any further inquiries, please, contact FAZ as Barbra has nothing else to say on the matter at this moment.

Anton Maksimov
Director and Managing Partner
LTA Agency

Grace Asantewaa has won the Women’s Footballer of the Year award at the 2022 edition of the Ghana Football Awards

Asantewaa has won the Women’s Footballer of the Year award in the ceremony held at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Center (AICC) on Saturday, 2nd July 2022.

Asantewaa who plays for Real Betis in Spain’s Primera Division, has been voted for the first time as Women’s Footballer of the Year. This edition of the Ghana Football Awards was the 4th and Asantewaa has been nominated in all the previous editions.

The midfielder was an important player for Real Betis. She played in 28 league games and scored seven goals to help the club avoid relegation last season.

The 21-year-old player is also a Ghana women’s national team regular player.

LTA Agency congratulate Grace Asantewaa.