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.

Four players represented by LTA Agency will play in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 that will take place from 6 to 31 July 2022 in England

Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl and defender Linda Sembrant.

Hedvig Lindahl (39) plays in Spain for Atlético Madrid. She is Sweden’s most capped goalkeeper with 187 caps.

Linda Sembrant (35) plays in Italy with Juventus. She has 128 caps and 15 goals with the SWNT.

Both veteran players are not at their first EURO experience.  In the last edition in 2017, they helped their country reach the quarter-finals.

Denmark midfielder Sofie Junge Pedersen (30), also Juventus player, she has 78 caps and 8 goals scored with the Danish national team that she helped to finish runner-up in the 2017 UEFA Women’s Euro. This will be her third participation in the tournament.

Spain captain Irène Paredes (31), with 82 caps and 9 goals, Irene is defender in Spain at Barcelona FC. She featured in the two last UEFA Women’s Euros, helping her country to reach the quarter-finals in the 2017 edition.

The tournament will host 16 countries drawn into four groups.

England will be the host team, while the Netherlands will be the defending champions.

Group A: Austria, England, Northern Ireland, Norway.

Group B: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Spain.

Group C: Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland.

Group D: Belgium, France, Iceland, Italy.

Six of our players who have brilliantly helped their country to qualify to the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2022 will be present at that tournament that will be held in Morocco from 2 to 23 of July

South Africa: Midfielder Refiloe Jane, 29, AC Milan (Italy). She finished runner-up in the last edition of the tournament in 2018. She has over 100 appearances for her country scoring 12 goals. Banyana Banyana vice-captain, She featured in the three most recent Women’s AFCON.

Cameroon: striker Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene, 33, CSKA Moscow (Russia). The Indomitable Lionesses captain will compete in her seventh Women’s AFCON tournament. She has been elected the 2016 Women’s AFCON best female player.

Nchout Njoya Ajara, 29, striker of Inter Milan (Italy). She is the 2019 African Women’s Player of the Year runner-up.

Midfielder Geneviève Ngo Mbeleck, 29, of Maccabi Kiryat (Israël). All veterans of over 80 caps, they have all played in the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Women’s AFCON finishing second in 2014 and 2016 edition of the tournament.

Zambia Captain Barbra Banda ,22, forward who played in China for Shanghai Shengli. She is a skilled player who hit international headlines for scoring two hat-tricks during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Banda has already earned more than 37 caps with 28 goals with the Zambia national team with which she debuted the tournament in 2018.

Ugandan team captain, Ruth Aturo. The 26-year old goalkeeper who plays for FC KTP Kotka in Finland is the Uganda national team’s first choice goalkeeper. With 28 caps already amassed, she will taste the African showpiece for the first time. It is her country’s second appearance at the competition Women’s AFCON.

As usual, Anton, our player agent will be present at the event which is billed to be held in Morocco from 2 to July 23. The Women’s AFCON will serve as the qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup where six teams will emerge including four automatic slots.

The first time the Women’s AFCON tournament will feature 12 teams and paved the way for additional four teams following the expansion of the competition.

The draw for the 14th edition held in Rabat, gave the result groups composed as follows:

Group A: Morocco, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Uganda

Group B: Cameroon, Zambie, Tunisia, Togo

Group C: South Africa, Burundi, Nigeria, Botswana

Jentrix Shikangwa, Saratou Traoré, Bassira Touré, and Rita Akaffou all finished second in the Süper Ligi in Turkey with Fatih Karagümrük

Fatih Karagümrük faced ALG Spor on the 2021/22 Turkish championship final at the Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium (İzmir)

Strikers Jentrix Shikangwa, Saratou Traoré, Bassira Touré and Midfielder Rita Akaffou fell to 1-2 home defeat to the champions ALG Spor on Sunday.

Despite a smooth path to the final in which they didn’t lose a match, Fatih Karagümrük didn’t succeed to dethrone their opponent.
 
All having join the club last season, LTA Agency congratulate all four players on this achievement in their first season.

La défenseuse belge Michelle Colson a allongé son bail d’une saison avec le RSC Anderlecht championne en titre de Belgique

Trois fois championne de Belgique, Colson a signé un nouveau contrat avec RSC Anderlecht pour prolonger son bail d’une saison supplémentaires 2022-2023.

Ayant signé à RSC Anderlecht en 2019 en provenance de Oud-Heverlee Louvain en Belgique, Colson a été l’une des joueuses de bases sur le plan défensif du club. La défenseuse de 23 ans a marqué six buts et fourni une passe décisive la saison écoulée pour aider son club à remporter le championnat et la coupe.

LTA Agency félicite Michelle Colson pour cette nouvelle aventure avec son club.