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.

Jade Boho et Léonie Fleury sont vice-championnes de la L’AXA Women’s Super League (AWSL) 2021/22 avec le Servette FC Chênois

La première finale des play-offs de l’histoire de l’AXA Women’s Super League a eu lieu le lundi 6 juin 2022 en Suisse Romande. Cette finale qui opposait le Servette FC au FC Zürich Frauen s’est déroulée au Stade de la Tuilière à Lausanne.

Après un score nul (2-2) au bout de 120 minutes de jeux avec prolongations, les deux équipes sont passées aux tirs au but. Servette FC dominatrice tout au long du match perd l’occasion de remporter un second titre de Suisse en s’inclinant face au FC Zürich (7 à 6) aux tirs au but.

Nous félicitons Jade Boho et Léonie Fleury pour les prestations honorables réalisée au cours de la saison jusqu’à l’étape de la finale.

Jentrix Milimu Shikangwa, Saratou Traoré, Bassira Touré et Rita Akaffou sont nos joueuses qui ont atteint la finale du championnat de Turquie avec Karagümrük SK

Karagümrük s’est qualifié pour la finale du Kadınlar Süper Ligi, Championnat de Turquie dimanche 5 après un score nul de 2-2 face à Fenerbahçe au match retour à l’extérieur (1-0 pour Karagümrük au match aller).

Jentrix Milimu Shikangwa , Saratou Traoré , Bassira Touré et Rita Akaffou ont toutes joué aux matchs aller et retour et sont des joueuses incontournables de l’équipe depuis leur arrivée.

Vainqueurs de Fenerbahçe (3-2) Score cumulé, Karagümrük affrontera ALG Spor dimanche prochainpour le titre.

LTA Agency félicite les filles et leur souhaite bonne chance pour la finale

LTA Agency’s representative in Italy Alessandro Pennestri and, our professional footballer Deborah Salvatori Rinaldi, who currently plays for Pomigliano and previously played for Milan, Fiorentina, and Espanyol have participated as guests on April 27th at the presentation of two Clinics at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio. The two professional training clinics that will be held at the end of May (27-29) and the beginning of June (2-4) for the training of new Athletic Trainers.

The university, through its president Professor Digennaro whom we thank for his gracious hospitality, regards the LTA Agency as a reference for women’s football. Our collaboration has a fundamental purpose which is to assist new generations of professionals to see in female football, an opportunity for personal growth, and at the same time an opportunity for the movement in Italy to develop and grow. Partners with us in this initiative are also Frosinone Calcio, Totti Soccer School, Microgate, Sport Event Society and many others, including well-known professionals players and clubs from around the world.

To catalyze the interest of all, is the APSI (the association of Sports Professionals) that brings together the best of Italian professional football, around development projects, and acts as an “incubator” for them and for all partners of ideas. We are confident that our recent and previous contributions to the international women’s football, as well as our experience, is an important contribution to the achievement of the common goals that APSI has set.

Our agency plays a significant and decisive role in the complete training, of so many future football professionals, and we are very proud to be involved in such a coveted development project. The first step will be this project, but others are already ready for the near future, and we will be “main actors” of development and knowledge.

L’internationale camerounaise Geneviève Ngo Mbeleck remporte un second triplé consécutif avec le Kiryat Gat : Championnat d’Israël, Coupe d’Israël et Coupe Athena

Suite à son triomphe lundi face a Bnot Netanya (2-0) en finale de la coupe d’Israël, le club de Ngo Mbeleck qui a marque le deuxieme but de finale a remporté la coupe et affirmé son deuxième triplé.

Couronnées championnes de la ligue le 19 mai, Kiryat Gat avait gagné la Coupe Athena son premier titre de la saison en septembre.

L’une des grandes artisanes du succès de son équipe, Geneviève Ngo Mbeleck a joué 28 matchs au total cette saison. Soit 21 matchs de ligue, quatre matchs de coupe et trois de la coupe d’Athena avec un total de 12 buts.