‘Lauren James is sorry’ —England’s Lionesses apologise to Nigerians, Super Falcons, others

Friday Omosola Leading Stories, Sports 08/08/2023

The England women’s national football team nicknamed the Lionesses, has apologised to Super Falcons, Nigerians, and concerned bodies on behalf of Lauren James for stamping on Michelle Alozie in the game against Nigeria on Monday morning.

Lionesses in a statement shared via its official Twitter handle said James is really sorry for her actions, saying it was wholly out of character for her.

Lionesses vowed to help James throughout the trying time as well as put forward representation on her behalf.

“We fully respect FIFA’s disciplinary process and will not be making any further comment until after any decision has been made,” the statement added.

“Lauren is really sorry for her actions which led to the red card and is full of remorse. it is wholly out of character for her.

“We will be supporting Lauren throughout and will be putting forward representation on her behalf. We fully respect Fifa’s disciplinary process and will not be making any further comment until after any decision has been made.”

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As of press time, the England star has apologised to Alozie for stamping on her and expressed love and respect for her.

James via her Twitter handle promised to learn from her mistake [experience], saying playing against Super Falcons and for England, the Lionesses was the greatest honour.

NRTC reported that Alozie had earlier defended the Chelsea women’s forward star against racist chat surrounding her action towards her at Round-16 of the Women’s World Cup which saw the Lioness advance to the quarterfinal after a 4:2 win in the penalty shoot-out.

James was sent off after the incident by an Argentinian referee, Melissa Borjas.