Nouf training - in pictures

  • UAE national team captain Nouf Al Anzi became the first Emirati woman to sign for a Spanish football side - Leganes. Images supplied
    UAE national team captain Nouf Al Anzi became the first Emirati woman to sign for a Spanish football side - Leganes. Images supplied
  • Nouf Al Anzi described her move to Leganes as “life-changing”.
    Nouf Al Anzi described her move to Leganes as “life-changing”.
  • Emirati footballer Nouf is now at Leganes.
    Emirati footballer Nouf is now at Leganes.
  • Nouf, second right middle row, landed the dream opportunity with the help of a platform called the Legend App.
    Nouf, second right middle row, landed the dream opportunity with the help of a platform called the Legend App.
  • Nouf says there is a bit of a language barrier in Spain but feels she has adapted well.
    Nouf says there is a bit of a language barrier in Spain but feels she has adapted well.
  • Nouf is also the first Emirati woman to play football professionally abroad when she spent a year at Cairo’s Wadi Degla.
    Nouf is also the first Emirati woman to play football professionally abroad when she spent a year at Cairo’s Wadi Degla.
  • Nouf during training.
    Nouf during training.
  • Nouf says she likes how Spaniards give importance to ball possession.
    Nouf says she likes how Spaniards give importance to ball possession.
  • Nouf hopes to learn new aspects of football at Leganes.
    Nouf hopes to learn new aspects of football at Leganes.
  • Egypt's Sarah Essam recently announced she was ending her five-year tenure at Stoke City in England and had inked a new deal with Spain’s Fundacion Albacete. Photo @sarahessam64 / Instagram
    Egypt's Sarah Essam recently announced she was ending her five-year tenure at Stoke City in England and had inked a new deal with Spain’s Fundacion Albacete. Photo @sarahessam64 / Instagram
  • Sarah Essam wearing Albacete jersey. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
    Sarah Essam wearing Albacete jersey. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
  • Sarah Essam is Egypt’s first female footballer to play in England. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
    Sarah Essam is Egypt’s first female footballer to play in England. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
  • Sarah Essam plays in Spanish women’s football league's second division. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
    Sarah Essam plays in Spanish women’s football league's second division. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
  • Sarah Essam plays for Albacete, where the likes of Andres Iniesta and Keylor Navas started their journeys. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
    Sarah Essam plays for Albacete, where the likes of Andres Iniesta and Keylor Navas started their journeys. @sarahessam64 / Instagram
  • She was a prolific scorer in English women's league.
    She was a prolific scorer in English women's league.