Martin Ho has confirmed that new signing Cathinka Tandberg is both eligible and available for Sunday’s Barclays Women’s Super League opener at home to West Ham United.
The forward completed the move to north London on Thursday evening as she joined us from Hammarby IF, where she scored 19 goals in 37 appearances for the Swedish side.
The 21-year-old met her new team-mates for the first time on Friday and our new Head Coach, who will lead us out in his first competitive game in the role, revealed that she is in contention to feature in the London derby at Brisbane Road this weekend.
Speaking to the media on Friday afternoon, Martin said: “….
In other team news, Martin also confirmed that forward Lenna Gunning-Williams and midfielder Olga Ahtinen are set to return to the matchday squad after missing our last two matches in pre-season.
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Defender Molly Bartrip has been ruled out of action for a ‘number of weeks’ with a small knock picked up during pre-season, while Ella Morris remains a long-term absentee as she continues her rehabilitation from an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in May.