SYDNEY : Colombia's teenaged striker Linda Caicedo is healthy two days after she collapsed in training, coach Nelson Abadia said on Saturday, adding that the frightening incident was partly due to the pressure of playing in her first Women's World Cup.Caicedo, who is expected to play Sunday when Las Cafet
SYDNEY : Colombia's teenaged striker Linda Caicedo is healthy two days after she collapsed in training, coach Nelson Abadia said on Saturday, adding that the frightening incident was partly due to the pressure of playing in her first Women's World Cup.
"It's just an incident, she was tired," Abadia said."She was a bit stressed as well, because she was playing in her first World Cup . . . has great relevance. And she's 18 years of age. She's a girl as far as football goes. But she has a great capacity and great character to assimilate all of this. Caicedo became the youngest player to score in this World Cup in Columbia's 2-0 win over South Korea, darting in from the midfield and curling in a shot from the edge of the box.
Nelson Abadia will not be on the sidelines with Colombia on Sunday as he serves the second of a two-game FIFA suspension for a red card he received at the 2022 Copa America tournament.
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