Ada Hegerberg is back in the national team after five years

After nearly five years, Ada Hegerberg (26) returns to the Norwegian national team. The former world soccer player withdrew from the national team to draw attention to the inequality between men and women in the federation. She is now in the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Kosovo in April. She should be back in the squad for the European Championships in the summer. Norway will then face hosts Ireland, Austria and England in the preliminary round.

Hegerberg has not played a match for the national team since 2017. The association immediately responded after its protest and adjusted bonuses and salary payments. However, Hegerberg stayed away from the national team. As the reigning world footballer, she decided not to participate in the World Cup in 2019. “Women’s football does not get the respect it should have in Norway,” Hegerberg said at the time.

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Bend by Hegerberg

The women’s national team has already won one World Championship and two European Championships. The men managed to qualify for a major tournament only four times. Now the change comes from Hegerberg. “I want to do my part to help us achieve our goals and inspire both girls and boys across the country,” she said in a statement following her national line-up. “Now I can do it again with the flag on my chest.”

Al-Ittihad and especially President Liz Clavins have been trying to convince the scorer to return for a long time. However, she was injured for two years. Hegerberg initially ruptured her cruciate ligament, then developed a stress fracture. In the fall she returned to her club Olympique Lyonnais. Hegerberg has already won the Champions League five times with Lyon. In the summer she now has a chance to win her first title with the national team.

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