Sisters Milka and Mandy Romero are confident that the Solar Strikers will give other teams fight. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
From the center of volleyball, the charming Romero sisters – Milka and Mandy – are bringing their act to the art of football.
The team co-owners formally announced their participation in the approaching PFF Women’s League Wednesday, March 12, in a development that was warmly welcomed by football fans all around the country.
Sisters Milka and Mandy Romero are confident that the Solar Strikers will give other teams fight. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
This may mark the second foray of the Romeros within the country’s pro leagues, having one team within the Premier Volleyball League, a testament to their burning desire to assist empower women through sports.
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Hoping to offer the identical intensity and power like its PVL team often known as the Capital1 Solar Spikers, the football team will probably be carrying the Capital1 Solar Strikers banner.
Sisters Milka and Mandy Romero with the stakeholders and members of Solar Strikers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
For Milka, the corporate’s decision to hitch the Women’s League was not a difficult one.
In truth, it’s some type of full circle moment for her, having been with the Ateneo women’s football team because the co-team captain back in her college days.
“It has all the time been my dream to offer back to the football community that helped shape me previously 20 years of being an athlete I especially need to empower women in sports because ang daming talented athletes na kailangan lang ng right opportunity para mag-excel,” said Milka Romero during a well-attended press conference at Out Of Office Bar in BGC, Taguig City.
The press launch was graced by PFF President John Gutierrez and other sports officials.
“It’s time to assist the subsequent generation reach their dreams, and I’m excited to be a part of that journey,” she added.
Mandy, youngest of the 2 sports-loving siblings, readily agreed.
“As we mark our first 12 months in women’s volleyball with the Capital1 Solar Spikers, we’re more committed than ever to expanding opportunities for Filipina athletes,” said Mandy Romero.
“That’s why we’re moving into skilled women’s football—not only to construct a team, but to be a part of the movement pushing women’s sports forward,” she added.
In hopes of getting off to a dream start, the Romeros also announced that multi-titled Far Eastern University coach Let Dimzon will probably be calling the shots for a team that will probably be mixture of young and veterans.
For the locals, the previous PH team coach is pinning her hopes on Judie Arevalo, Yasmin Elauria, Regine Rebosura and Hazel Lustan, and Lyka Teves.
The team, the Romeros said, will probably be reinforced by several top-notch foreign players as they intend to make their pro football debut price remembering.
And so they are Emma Young andArianna Del Moral.
Young is a standout defender for Mississippi College, reason why she was named the 2021 GSC Defensive Player of the 12 months and a United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American. A 3-time First-Team All-GSC honoree, she made 80 appearances, playing over 6,000 minutes and earning multiple All-Region and Academic accolades.
Del Moral can also be a welcome addition, what together with her versatility at midfield plus a wealth of experience playing in each U.S. and Maltese football leagues. She has played for Minnesota Aurora, the University of Minnesota, and St. Cloud State.
Lustan, however, is a dynamic midfielder who earned a spot on the UAAP Season 79 Mythical Team in 2017 and was named PFF Women’s League Best Midfielder in 2018. She has represented the Philippines in international competitions, including the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2024 ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship.
Teves is a deadly scorer out ofLa Salle, small wonder she emerged as one among the star strikers
within the 2023 PFF Women’s League. She was the proud owner of 18 goals and her contributions have been instrumental in DLSU’s competitive performances in recent seasons.
An exceptional goalkeeper, Elauria earned the Best Goalkeeper award within the 2023 PFF Women’s League, UAAP Season 87, and the United Womens Invitational Football League. Her contributions guarding the goal have helped FEU’s success in recent times.
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Given the eagerness and determination of the Romero sisters and the sort of players they’ve, expect the Capital1 Solar Strikers to offer the needed energy to make women’s football livelier and competitive.
