Zambia’s captain, Barbra Banda, scored a hat-trick against Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Zambia faced Australia yesterday for their second encounter of the Olympic group stage after the USA.

Banda scored three goals, but it wasn’t enough to secure Zambia a victory. But despite the defeat (5-6), the in-form striker has achieved an historic feat. She scored the first hat-trick of this tournament and her third in just five Olympics matches.

She scored against China and the Netherlands in Tokyo 2020, becoming the first player to score three goals in back-to-back Olympic games.

Barbra Banda is writing her name into Olympic history. The 24-year-old striker now holds the record for most hattricks scored in the Women’s Football tournament at the Olympic Games.

LTA Agency congratulate Barbra Banda and wish her more goals.

Milieu de terrain du Mali, Saratou Traoré a signé avec l’actuel champion de Chine Wuhan Jiangda FC

Wuhan Jiangda c’est le nom du nouveau club de l’internationale malienne Saratou Traoré.

La talentueuse joueuse de 21 ans va poursuivre sa carrière en première ligue chinoise après trois saisons passées en Turquie avec Fatih Karagümrük.

Elle joue en Super Ligue turc depuis décembre 2021 et pendant son séjour, elle a marqué 39 buts en 64 apparences sous les couleurs de Fatih Karagümrük. Elle avait rejoint Fatih Karagümrük  en provenance des Super Lionnes d’Hamdallay au Mali.

Saratou compte déjà cinq sélections et trois buts avec l’équipe nationale du Mali.

LTA Agency souhaite bonne chance à Saratou pour cette nouvelle aventure.

Jentrix Shikangwa has extended her contract with Tanzania Women’s Premier League Champion Simba Queens FC

She has returned to Simba Queens in January after a stint with China’s Super League side, Beijing Beikong Women Football Club.

The Kenya striker played with Simba Queens before going to China. This season, she helped the club lift the league title.

LTA Agency wish Jentrix the best of luck for the next season with Simba Queens.

La milieu de terrain internationale ivoirienne Ida Rebecca Guehai a signé un contrat avec le club espagnol Sporting Huelva pour la saison 2024/2025

Guehai s’est engagée avec Sporting Huelva pour la prochaine saison après plusieurs années passées avec DUX Logroño. Club pour lequel elle a été l’un des éléments clés la saison dernière avec cinq buts marqués en 24 matchs. Outre Dux Logroño, elle a également porté les couleurs de Levante UD en Espagne.

Avant l’Espagne, Guehai a joué en Suède avec Kristianstads la saison 2015.

Internationale absolue, Guehai compte plusieurs sélections avec l’équipe de Côte d’Ivoire qu’elle représente à l’international depuis 2011. Elle a participé à la Coupe du monde en 2015 et disputé les éditions 2012 et 2014 de la Coupe d’Afrique. Lors de la Coupe d’Afrique 2014, la Côte d’Ivoire a battu l’Afrique du Sud dans un match pour la troisième place grâce au but de dernière minute de Guehai pour une victoire de 1-0. Ce résultat qualifiera la Côte d’Ivoire pour sa toute première participation en Coupe du Monde de la FIFA.

Irene Paredes and Barbra Banda are all heading to Paris this summer, having been named respectively by the Spain and Zambia Olympic squads

After being called up by their respective nations, two players represented by LTA Agency are set to feature at the upcoming Olympics.

Already well known on the international stage, Banda will represent her country at the Olympics for the second time in a row. She captained the Zambian squad at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the first time Zambia competed at the international tournament. The forward became the first female player to score successive hat-tricks at the Olympic Games against the Netherlands and China in 202.

The 33-year-old striker recently represented her country at last summer’s FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She has already scored 53 national team goals in 60 appearances.

The Zambians will come up against the United States, Germany, and Australia in Group B.

Spain captain Irene Paredes and her country will make their Olympic debut in France. Spain has never previously appeared at a Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.  Irene Paredes won the 2023 Women’s World Cup with her country. She is a veteran with 107 caps and 12 goals for the Spain women’s national team.

The 33-year-old defender and her compatriots will come up against Australia, Nigeria and Brazil in Group C.

The tournament is taking place between Thursday 25 July and Saturday 10 August with games taking place all over France in Marseille, Lyon, Paris, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne, Nice, and Nantes.
Twelve countries will contest the group stages, before the knock-out rounds, with the gold-medal match set to be played on August 10.

The different groups:

Group A: France, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand
Group B: United States, Zambia, Germany, Australia
Group C: Spain, Japan, Nigeria, Brazil

LTA Agency wish good luck to their players involved at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Tanzania international striker Aisha Masaka has signed a contract with England’s top-flight Brighton & Hove Albion

She is the LTA Agency’s first African player to be transferred to the FA Women’s Super League.

Aisha moves to Brighton & Hove Albion from the Swedish side BK Häcken, where she spent two seasons and half years during which she helped the team finish runner-up in the Damallsvenskan twice, runner-up of the Swedish Cup three times, and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season.

The 20-year-old joined BK Häcken from Yanga Princess SC in Tanzania in March 2022, having also played with Alliance Girls FC in Tanzania. The talented striker was awarded Tanzanian Premier League Best Goal Scorer in the 2020–21 campaign, netting 35 goals in 20 matches for Yanga Princess.

On the international stage, Aisha has represented Tanzania with distinction at youth and senior levels. Having debuted in 2021 with the Tanzania Women’s National team, she has already amassed 15 caps and nine goals. She was also part of the Tanzania squad that qualified for AFCON 2024. With the U17 National Team, she scored an incredible 27 goals in 14 games, representing Zambia at the under-17 COSAFA in 2020 and the U17 CECAFA CUP competition in 2019. The team won the COSAFA, and she was named the best goal scorer in both competitions.

LTA Agency wish Aisha Masaka good best of luck in England

La milieu de terrain française Nina Richard s’est engagée pour une saison à Costa Adeje Tenerife Egatesa, club de première division espagnole

Milieu de terrain de grand talent et de grande projection, Richard arrive en Liga F (Espagne) en provenance de la D1 française avec EA Guingamp où elle a disputé les trois dernières saisons. Elle a joué plus de 60 matchs avec Guingamp qu’elle a rejoint lors de la saison 2021-2022 en provenance de la seconde division où elle a joué avec d’Orléans et VGA Saint-Maur. En plus, elle a été internationale U19 et U16 avec l’équipe de France.

À 23 ans, Richard va découvrir un nouveau championnat sous les couleurs de UD Tenerife, qui a terminé la Liga F 2023-2024 en 9e position du classement. Elle va rejoindre l’attaquante ivoirienne  Ange Koko N’Guessan, une autre joueuse de UD Tenerife représentée par LTA Agency.

LTA Agency souhaite à Nina Richard bonne chance en Espagne.

We are happy to announce that Zambia Star Barbra Banda has extended her representation agreement with LTA Agency

LTA Agency and Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda have agreed to renew their partnership for additional years.

Banda joined Orlando Pride from Chinese Women’s Super League side Shanghai Shengli FC — A historic transfer. 

Banda signed with Orlando during the preseason from Shanghai Shengli and joined the team in April after helping Zambia qualify for this summer’s Olympics. She opened her goals account in just her second appearance and since then, she hasn’t stopped scoring goals with Orlando Pride. She already has 12 goals in 12 games with the team, and she is leading the NWSL goal scorers’ race.

She is on the Copper Queens team playing in France for the upcoming Olympics. Zambia qualified for the tournament with Banda’s assistance. She netted two goals in the second leg of the team’s victory (3-2 on aggregate) over Morocco for one of Africa’s two spots in the Olympics. 

We are delighted to continue to accompany Barbra Banda in her bright football career.

Andreea Părăluță has signed for Fortuna Hjørring FC on a permanent transfer after initially joining the club on loan from Levante UD

The Romanian goalkeeper, who joined Fortuna initially on loan from Levante UD in February of this year, has now signed a one-year contract extending her stay in the Elitedivisionen through June 30, 2025.

Andreea’s new contract takes effect on July 1st, following the end of her current terms with Levante, set to expire this June 30. She spent six seasons with Levante. Her Spanish journey started with Atlético Madrid, where she played for two seasons, won Primera Division Women in the 2017/18 and 2016/17 seasons, and was also a Copa de la Reina Finalist in 2018 and 2017.

In the just-ended season, 29-year-old Andreea has played 11 matches with Fortuna, while also traveling with the Romanian national team to matches during international breaks. She kept a clean sheet during her two last matches against Bulgaria in the UEFA Championship qualification.

Fortuna administrative manager Kjeld Simonsen told the club’s official website: In the 11 matches this year, Andreea has delivered distinguished performances and has often been decisive in matches.

LTA Agency wish Andreea good luck for the upcoming season with Fortuna.

Veronica Boquete has penned a new deal with Italy’s top-flight side Fiorentina until June 30, 2025

The star Spain midfielder has signed a new deal with her club for one season more in Serie A, Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Vero joined Fiorentina in January 2022. She has scored 20 goals across two seasons and donned the captain’s armband on multiple occasions.

This second season with Fiorentina and the fifth in Serie A, she especially shone as she helped the team place third in the league with a bronze and finish runner-up in the Italian Cup. Vero was Fiorentina’s top scorer at the end of the season with nine league goals and eight assists. She also featured in the Serie A Best Team of the Season for 2023/24.