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Blessing Agbomadzi

Blessing Shine Agbomadzi (born 11 June 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Moroccan Women's Championship club AS FAR and the Ghana women's national team. She also represented Ghana at youth international level.

Blessing Agbomadzi
Personal information
Full name Blessing Shine Agbomadzi
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AS FAR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AS FAR
International career
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Agbomadzi started her career with Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies before joining Sea Lions.[1] She played for Sea Lions in the Ghana Women's Premier League. In October 2020, she joined Israeli top-flight side, Hapoel Be'er Sheva on a two-year deal.[2][3] Her time at Hapoel Be'er Sheva was cut short abruptly as it lasted only a season, due to the conflict between Israel and Palestine which spanned for months.[1]

Agbomadzi returned to Ghana and subsequently joined Hasaacas Ladies ahead of the maiden CAF Women's Champions League.[4] She played in all matches and formed a strong centre-back partnership with Janet Egyir, helping Hasaacas Ladies to reach the final of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League. They however lost to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies by 2–0 in the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final.[5] In her only season (2021–22 season) with Hasaacas, she played in 17 out of 19 league matches with Hasaacas finishing the season as Southern Zone Champions but losing the championship final to Ampem Darkoa Ladies.[6] She was nominated for the Defender of the Year award.

In September 2022, Agbomadzi joined Moroccan Women's Championship club AS FAR on a two-year contract.[7][8] In her first season with the club, she won the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League where she played in all matches, including the final which AS FAR won by 4–0 against defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[9][10] The following season, she won a double, winning the Moroccan Women's Championship and Moroccan Women Throne Cup trophies.[11][12] She also helped AS FAR to win place third in the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League defeating Ampem Darkoa Ladies by 2–0. As a result of that, she became the first player to win all three medals in the CAF Women's Champions League.

International career

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Agbomadzi played for the Ghana U-17 women's team, the Black Maidens. In 2016, she was a member of the team that played at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals. She played alongside Sandra Owusu-Ansah, Nina Norshie and Vivian Adjei.[13][14]

In 2018, Agbomadzi was a member of the Ghana U-20 women's team, the Black Princesses and was part of the squad that played at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup coached by Yusif Basigi.[15][16] In August 2020, she was also part of the 31 players who were invited to the Black Princesses camp ahead of the 2020 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying matches.[17][2] In late October 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament had been cancelled.[2]

Honours

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Hasaacas Ladies

AS FAR

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Ngwa, Lesley (6 June 2023). "Israel-Gaza violence: "We had just 45-seconds to run and save our lives" – Blessing Shine Agbomadzi". KICK442 Sport News. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Black Princesses defender Blessing Shine Agbomadzi signs for Israeli club". Ghanasoccernet. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Blessing Agbomadzi joins Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football WFC Club". The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Hasaacas Ladies complete signing of Agbomadzi Blessing". Footballghana. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Women's African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns win inaugural title". BBC Sport. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Ampem Darkoa Ladies beat Hasaacas Ladies on penalties to win Women's Premier League". Ghana Football Association. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ Ayishatu, Zakaria Ali (13 October 2022). ""I want to win more trophies with AS Far Rabat" - Black Queens defender Blessing Shine Agbomadzi". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  8. ^ Duah, George (24 September 2022). "Blessing Shine Completes AS FAR Transfer". Hasaacas Ladies. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Women's Champions League: AS FAR savour first crown after beating Sundowns in final". BBC Sport. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Black Queens defender Blessing Agbomadzi wins CAF Women's Champions League with AS FAR". Ghanasoccernet. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Ghana's Blessing Shine Agbomadzi celebrates Throne Cup win with AS Far Rabat". Ghanasoccernet. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Black Queens defender Blessing Agbomadzi wins Moroccan league with FAR Rabat". Ghanasoccernet. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  13. ^ Amoh, Rosalind K. (21 September 2016). "Maidens leave for Jordan for the U-17 Women's World Cup". Graphic Online. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Ghana's Black Maidens confirms squad numbers for 2016 FIFA World Cup". Ghanasoccernet. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  15. ^ Nketsia, Benjamin (27 September 2018). "Black Princesses squad for U -20 Women's World Cup revealed". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Black Princesses Coach Yussif Basigi names squad for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". Ghanasoccernet. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  17. ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (14 August 2020). "U20 WWQ: Owusu-Ansah and Mukarama named in Ghana squad for Guinea-Bissau clash". Goal. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Hasaacas Ladies beat LadyStrikers to win Women's Premier Super Cup". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Hasaacas Ladies win another trophy after beating Ampem Darkoa Ladies in First Lady's Cup". GhanaSoccernet. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Black Queens defender Blessing Shine helps AS Far Rabat to win Throne Cup in Morocco". GhanaWeb. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  21. ^ Quao, Nathan (26 June 2023). "2023 Ghana Football Awards: Mohammed Kudus named Footballer of the Year". Citi Sports Online. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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