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PARIS – Jamaica’s superstar forward Khadija Shaw was unable to travel with Manchester City for Wednesday’s Champions League qualifier against Paris FC after the club failed to file a visa application in time.
Shaw, Manchester City’s all-time leading goal scorer, was unable to travel for the first leg of the second-round qualifying match in France.
According to reports, Shaw was sent to the French embassy on Tuesday morning in a bid to secure an expedited visa application, but the request was denied.
City, WSL runners-up to Chelsea on goal difference last season, have failed to reach the Champions League group stage in the past three campaigns.
The winners of the second-round qualifying tie, of which the second leg takes place on September 26, qualify for the group stage.
The 27-year-old Shaw was the top scorer in last season’s Woman’s Super League, and also won the WSL and Football Writers’ Association player of the season awards following a stellar individual 2023-24 season.
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