Zambia players and technical crew are back in Lusaka after the country's maiden appearance at the FIFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. The Copper Queens returned home after beating Costa Rica 3-1 on Monday, for their first win in the tournament and they finished third in Group C, below Japan and Spain. They arrived in the country's capital city aboard Ethiopian Airlines earlier...
Thursday’s victory at the Perth Rectangular Stadium was a historic feat for Morocco, who qualified for the knockout rounds of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in their debut outing–making them the first African team to achieve such a feat. The Atlas Lionesses, led by Frenchman Reynald Pedros, defeated eventual group winners Colombia 1-0 and relied on South Korea holding two-time winners Germany to a 1-1 draw...
Morocco are through the Round of 16 of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time ever after recording a narrow 1-0 win over Colombia in Perth on Thursday while two-time champions Germany were eliminated thanks to their 1-1 draw with South Korea. The Atlas Lionesses were within reach of historic qualification following their 1-o win over the Koreans last time out, their first-ever...
In a world of many great footballers in both the men’s and women’s game, not many have been as iconic and trailblazing as Brazil’s Marta da Silva, who announced on Wednesday that she would not be participating in the FIFA Women’s World Cup any longer after A Seleçāo elimination from the group stage. The 37-year-old, who came on in Brazil’s first game against Panama, joined two...
Tumi Dlamini, Chairperson of South Africa’s Bid Committee for hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, believes the country’s performance at the ongoing edition in Australia and New Zealand has made a strong case to bring the tournament to the African continent. Banyana Banyana made it to the knockout phase for the first time in just their second World Cup appearance after defeating Italy 3-2 in...
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