A fanfare recovery! Norway women’s star Ada Hegerberg scored a hat-trick on Thursday night for her comeback to the national team. A full box but she only considers this easy victory against Kosovo (5-1) as a “taste”.
The Olympique Lyonnais striker found the national jersey at 26 after almost five years of absence, caused by a long quarrel with the Norwegian federation.
“It’s a good start, but we will work hard to go further,” said the first women’s Golden Ball in history. “It was just a taste. We can still go up several notches and become a dangerous weapon against the biggest nations, ”she told Norwegian media after the qualifying match for the 2023 World Cup.
Holder for his comeback Thursday evening in Sandefjord, Hegerberg quickly scored a double (21st and 23rd minutes), before scoring the fourth Norwegian goal in the second period (60th), bringing his counter to 41 goals in 67 selections.
The Norwegian star had withdrawn from the national team after a disappointing Euro 2017, citing in particular a gender inequality in the bonuses paid by the federation.
Victim of a serious knee injury which kept her out of the field for almost two years, Ada Hegerberg returned to competition in October 2021 with Lyon, with whom she was crowned European champion five times. His return comes three months before the Euro, played in England.
On Tuesday, Norway faces Poland, still in a qualifying match for the World Cup, which will be held next year in Australia and New Zealand. The opportunity for Hegerberg to further increase his total goals in the jersey of his country.