The Lyon striker, winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or, retired in 2017 to protest against wage inequalities.
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Five years after her retirement, Ada Hegerberg announced her return to the Norwegian selection on Thursday March 24. The Lyon striker announced it in a press release and appears in the revealed list by his coach Martin Sjögren to face Kosovo and Poland on April 7 and 12.
Heia Norway. #longtimenose pic.twitter.com/TWZ05JQ3JZ
— Ada S Hegerberg (@AdaStolsmo) March 24, 2022
“I’m happy to be able to come back to this team today and start a new story.”said the 26-year-old Norwegian star, the first winner of the Women’s Golden Ball in 2018. Returning to competition this season, she did not come into play in Lyon’s defeat against Juventus (1-2 ), Wednesday.
Hegerberg had withdrawn from the selection five years ago, to protest against the inequalities in the payment of bonuses paid to players of national selections by the Norwegian federation. “I like football, and I want to play football. I made a decision in 2017 that I don’t regret. But I’ve had plenty of time to reflect in the past two years on many aspects of life.“, justified the latter in the press release taken up by AFP.
The OL player since 2014, who has scored 38 goals in 66 caps, is therefore applying for the Euro in July where Norway will meet Austria, England and Northern Ireland in the group stage.