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Vero renews with Fiorentina

Spanish midfielder Veronica Boquete has extended her contract with ACF Fiorentina until 2023

The versatile midfielder scored three goals in ten games for Fiorentina last season, following her move from AC Milan in January 2022. 

Vero first moved to Italy in November 2020 from Utah Royals in the USA. She played her first Serie A matches with AC Milan shirt where she spent two seasons before joining Fiorentina. 

The 35-year-old experienced midfielder with vast experience from various clubs across different countries has also had great experience with Spain National team.

LTA Agency wish Vero good luck for the next season.

Refiloe Jane’s South Africa clinched a place in the final for their second Women’s Africa Cup of Nations  final in a row, where they will face Morocco 

Banyana Banyana made it through to the 2022  Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final after beating Zambia 1-0 in a tough semifinal in Casablanca – Morocco yesterday night. Refiloe captained the team and batlle during the 90 minutes of the semi-final.

South Africa will play host Morocco in the final on 23 July at the Price Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat.

LTA Agency congratulate and wish Refiloe Jane good luck for the final.

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.