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Cameroon, Netherlands, and Sweden advanced

Cameroon, Netherlands, and Sweden have made it to the round of 16 of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
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Cameroon finished second in their group with 2 wins out of 3 matches including an impressive 2:1 come-from-behind victory over Switzerland with Aboudi Onguene named Player of the Match and a 6-0 rout of Ecuador (3 goals from Gaelle Enganamouit plus a goal and an assist from Aboudi Onguene). Cameroon will face China on 20th of June.

Netherlands have finished third in their group and advanced to the knock-out round as one of the best four third-place teams. Netherlands with Petra Hogewoning will face defending World Champions Japan on 23rd of June.

Sweden including Caroline Seger, Hedvig Lindahl, Linda Sembrant, Emma Berglund, Olivia Schough, and Malin Diaz also advanced as one of the four best third-place teams. The European powerhouse road to the round of 16 was rough with 3 drawn group matches, and they will now face two-time World Champions and reigning European Champions Germany on June 20th.

23 players represented by LTA will participate in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, including some of the top players in the world, such as Verónica Boquete and Caroline Seger.

Player Country Position Caps Goals
Ajara Nchout Cameroon Forward 39 7
Augustine Ejangue Cameroon Defender 56 1
Gabrielle Aboudi Cameroon Forward 49 13
Raissa Feudjio Cameroon Midfielder 40 1
Gaelle Enganamouit Cameroon Forward 39 8
Fatou Coulibaly Côte d’Ivoire Defender 41 9
Rita Akaffou Côte d’Ivoire Midfielder 33 4
Nadege Essoh Côte d’Ivoire Midfielder 51 23
Ines N’Rehy Côte d’Ivoire Forward 17 13
Ange N’Guessan Côte d’Ivoire Forward 19 3
Rebecca Elloh Côte d’Ivoire Forward 15 2
Rebecca Guehai Côte d’Ivoire Midfielder 25 3
Josee Nahi Côte d’Ivoire Forward 21 12
Petra Hogewoning Netherlands Defender 97 0
Virginia Torrecilla Spain Midfielder 15 0
Natalia Pablos Spain Forward 22 14
Veronica Boquete Spain Forward 48 29
Hedvig Lindahl Sweden Goalkeeper 108 0
Linda Sembrant Sweden Defender 56 4
Emma Berglund Sweden Defender 36 0
Malin Diaz Sweden Midfielder 12 0
Caroline Seger Sweden Midfielder 138 21
Olivia Schough Sweden Midfielder 23 1
The final tournament starts on 6th of June and will continue until 5th of July. Eight players from Côte d’Ivoire National team are represented by the agency, six are in Sweden’s squad, five players are called up by Cameroon, three players will participate with Spain, and one with the Netherlands.

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2015 UEFA Women’s Champions League winner Verónica Boquete has signed a 2-year contract with 2015 Allianz Frauen Bundesliga champions FC Bayern München. LTA Agency are very pleased that Vero has joined one of the historically most important football organizations in the world. She will be part of a team with growing ambitions, which has been improving every year and which will take part in the 2015-2016 UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign as German Champions.

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“Verónica Boquete is an outstanding footballer with wit and creativity as well as an experienced player personality. She can be used in several positions and will strengthen our attacking play,” said pleased FC Bayern’s head coach Thomas Wörle. In her turn Vero said: “I’m very happy to have signed for one of the best clubs in the world, and I am very eager to meet my new teammates and coaching staff, and fight alongside them in order to reach all our objectives.”

Vero will arrive in Munich following the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup due to take place in Canada from 6th of June to 5th of July and where Vero will captain Spain Women’s National Team in their first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup final tournament appearance.
See official FC Bayern release about Vero’s signing click here or here

Swedish Champion, US W-League Champion and Spanish Cup Winner are some of the achievements of Verónica Boquete Giadáns over the years. Now she will add UEFA Women’s Champions League winner medal to her titles, one of the most prestigious trophies in women’s football.
BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 14:  Veronica Boquete of 1. FFC Frankfurt celebrates with the trophy after the UEFA Women's Champions League Final between 1. FFC Frankfurt and Paris St. Germain at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Sportpark on May 14, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images)

This year as a member of FFC Frankfurt, she played key role in the midfield line. Vero has shown consistency and was instant choice in starting eleven the whole season. On their road to the final match against Paris Saint-Germain, FFC Frankfurt haven’t lost a single match in the Champions League. They increased their individual performances and the synergy of the whole team every match during the season.

Vero played with injured foot the entire final match like a true warrior. In the match that ended in dramatic fashion, Frankfurt opened the scoring in the first half before PSG leveled at 1-1 eight minutes later. The result stayed the same almost until the end of the match, with Frankfurt managing to get the winner in the added time to win 2:1. After the match Veronica shared a few words.

“It means the world to me. I’ve been fighting so long to win this trophy, and after last year, which ended in tears, this was more special. And it means that I made the right decision coming to Frankfurt. And it also means that you always have to come back and keep trying and dreaming big. I think the team felt strong, and we saw during the game that they were no better than us, and we felt that in some moments we could hurt them. So we just waited for our moment, and thank God, or thank I don’t know who, the goal came in the last minute. It is always more special to score a late winner, because there is so much tension. Everyone is waiting a bit for extra time, and I think that the team believed we would finish it in the 90 minutes. So it’s also special for me, because always in the big games that I am in, something happens in the last minute – that made me believe until the end.”