FA cup team news: Kafaji ineligible against Gunners

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Heather Miller

2026-04-05T06:00+01:00

Marisa Olislagers prepares for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion take on Arsenal in the quarter-final of the Adobe Women's FA Cup at Meadow Park on Sunday, kick-off 1pm.

Head coach Dario Vidosic is boosted by last Sunday's 1-0 win against Leicester City in the WSL last Sunday and the return of his Asia Cup trio.

Dario Vidosic's pre-match press conference

Team news

Dario Vidosic confirmed that Rosa Kafaji is ineligible for this weekend's fixture against her parent club, but the wider squad will be available.

He said, "Everyone's okay, it's been a good training week and we're excited for the FA Cup. We know we have a tough opponent in front of us in the defending champions and the current semi-finalists of the Champions League so it's a wonderful challenge and we're looking forward to it.

"We always want to try and be the team that make history for the club and bring back that first piece of silverware. We know in every competition that's tough because it's the best league on the world with the best teams so every week is a challenge. If we prepare well, there's no reason we shouldn't be confident. We've had a fantastic result against them in the past and we had a good game against them at the start of the season at the Emirates."

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Attention turns from the WSL to the Adobe Women's FA Cup quarter-final. Albion face Arsenal at Meadow Park on Sunday lunchtime for a place in the final four of the competition. Club photographer Paul Hazlewood was on the touchline at the training ground.

This season's earlier meeting