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Coach Nelson Abadia, 67, who joined the Colombian women’s team in 2014 as Felipe Taborda’s technical assistant and later became asset coach, will not continue to lead the national women’s team.
However, that decision was reversed and the executive committee decided that he would no longer be in office. Apparently, spurred on by the same players, they assume the cycle has come to an end.
Another version is that Abadia has a football offer from abroad.
In fact, the Colombian Football Federation issued a statement confirming the news.
“Technical Director Nelson Abadia and the Colombian Football Federation have terminated their contractual relationship and will no longer continue as Technical Director of the Colombian Women’s Senior Team,” the official letter begins.
Notably, there was no mention of the departure of Professor Marsiglia, who presided over the first two World Cup games in Australia and New Zealand against South Korea and Germany.
The Executive Committee of the FCF thanks the strategist and his technical assistant Mario Alberto Abadia for these years in the service of the national team that achieved important achievements such as silver medal and gold medal at the 2014 Pan American Games. 2019 Pan American Games, 2022 CONMEBOL Copa America runner-up and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand quarter-finalist”, highlights Abadia’s achievements.
They clarify that in the coming days, the Colombian Football Federation will announce the person who will take over the technical direction of the Colombian women’s senior team in his place.
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America vs. Colombia
Stadium: America First Field
America vs. Colombia
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
City: San Diego, California
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Catalina Usme hopes to take off her cleats and uniform and put on her boots and overalls for the country’s footballers: “I want to be the technical director of the Colombian national team”
She scored the most important goal in the history of Colombian women’s soccer and tears overwhelmed her. Catalina Usme became the top goalscorer at the World Cup against Jamaica, qualifying for the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time.. “It came at a special moment in my life, and it was the room I often needed when I doubted the reward of work.”
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“I love football, I love every single one of these girls, that’s why I’m still here, giving everything,” she said. week A competition from which he came, taking the stakes in Australia and New Zealand, he describes himself as “with a very brave Tusa”.
That’s why he was inconsolable when American referee Ekaterina Koroleva put her whistle in her mouth to signal the end of the match against England and, coincidentally, Colombia’s farewell to the World Cup. In 2027, this will almost certainly be my last World Cup, at least those are my plans. But I don’t know if life gives me that as an active player or as a coach.
