Women’s World Cup 2023: Five African stars ready to shine in Oceania – Football – Sport News Africa

The Ladies’s World Cup formally begins on Thursday July 20 and ends on August 20. It’s held in Australia and New Zealand. 4 African groups are concerned: Zambia, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. In these numbers evolve lots of gifted gamers. There are amongst them, acknowledged stars, and anticipated hopes to unfold and even verify their skills in entrance of the world. SNA presents you a listing of 5 African gamers (to comply with) who will wish to shine on the world soccer get together.

Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)

She was in 2022, for the fifth time in her profession, “finest African participant of the yr”. Asisat Oshoala has received the Champions League this season along with his membership FC Barcelona, ​​scoring 5 objectives in 9 video games within the marketing campaign. Within the league, she additionally distinguished herself within the conquest of the title with 21 objectives scored in 28 video games performed.

In Nigeria, he is absolutely the star. She is on the prime of the listing of African gamers anticipated on the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup for all of her work to this point. World Cup would give the 28-year-old additional probabilities of claiming the Ballon d’Or, as she is nominated by France Soccer.

Nigeria are in Pool B with Canada, Australia and the Republic of Eire.

Racheal Kundananji (Zambia)

Zambian Racheal Kundananji (23) will assault the World Cup, after an distinctive season with Madrid SBB. She has scored 25 occasions in 29 appearances. And she or he nonetheless confirmed monumental expertise and above all a need to mark this World Cup with the preparatory matches performed. Racheal on this dynamic scored 2 objectives in Zambia’s two preparation matches towards Eire (misplaced 3-2), and Switzerland (3-3). With Barbara Banda, Kundananji type an offensive line that offers hope.

Zambia are in a really robust group that features Spain, Japan and Costa Rica.

Barbara Banda (Zambia)

The spearhead of the Zambian assault is undoubtedly Barbara Banda. The participant had revealed herself throughout the Olympic Video games (Tokyo 2021). She had completed prime scorer. All this whereas taking part in solely the group levels (with 2 hat-tricks) for a complete of 6 objectives. Since this efficiency, the participant has been one of the anticipated on the continent. After her absence from the final CAN (formally for medical causes in line with CAF; for a excessive testosterone stage in line with unofficial sources), the participant returned to competitors on the COSAFA Cup, reviving the loopy statistics with 10 objectives in 5 video games. Or double its direct pursuer within the standings.

All issues that make Barbara a participant on whom there may be lots of hope to assist Zambia have an excellent match. She will even wish to make up for her absence from the CAN, which could have allowed Zambia to have higher outcomes. An over-motivated Barbara is to be anticipated! His duet with the Madrilenian Kundananji may make sparks.

Learn on the identical matter: 2023 Ladies’s World Cup: full schedule and outcomes

Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco)

Ghizlane Chebbak performs for the Moroccan membership AS FAR of which she is a key piece. It additionally constitutes a central part of the national team’s midfield. She marvelously performs the position of linker between the protection and the Cherifian assault. Probably the most capped participant in Cherifian soccer is aware of the way to transcend operate. As proof, she has scored 21 occasions since her choice debut in 2008. The staff captain had performed a key position in her staff’s qualification for the CAN ultimate. She was unsurprisingly named the match’s finest participant. She was additionally winner of the Ladies’s Champions League with AS FAR. The 33-year-old participant will attempt to put on the colours of African soccer excessive, she who remains to be taking part in on the continent. This shall be her problem for the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup!

Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria)

“I feel she has the potential to develop into among the best gamers on the planet.” These phrases spoken by Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum present the promise that Rasheedat Ajibade represents. The 23-year-old completed co-top scorer on the CAF Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations final yr. Within the continuity of her profitable CAN regardless of the South African victory, she carried out beneath the colours of Atlético Madrid in Spain this season with 9 league objectives in 28 video games. The winger has the popularity of being an arrow and having a way nicely above common. The participant shall be an essential help for Asistat Oshoala as a way to create the feat in such a tricky pool with Canada, Australia…And might positively develop into a world star.

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