Aitana Bonmati was named women's player of the year for the second year in a row at the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday night, Afrosport reports. The Barcelona Femeni star was the recipient from last year when she helped Spain to an historic maiden FIFA Women's World Cup title in Australia and New Zealand. Bonmati was instrumental in Barca winning the quadruple of...
Nigeria's senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in the new FIFA world rankings following their impressive outing at the just-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ranking, which was released on Friday, five days after the conclusion of the Mundial in Australia and New Zealand, sees the nine-time Africa champions move eight spots upwards from 40th to 32nd, as they remain...
The top-class battle between four-time winners and defending champions the United States and European powerhouse Sweden at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Sunday delivered yet another shocking end in a line of many in this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The third-ranked team in the world, Sweden, sent the United States packing following a 5-4 win on penalties after the match ended in a goalless stalemate...
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is the biggest one yet, and the competition, which kicks off on Thursday, July 20, at the 50,000-capacity Eden Park, is expected to draw the attention of many football fans across the globe. The Mundial, which features 32 teams from six confederations, provides traditionally smaller teams the opportunity to compete at the tournament, thereby improving...
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