Head coach Beverly Priestman has named Canada women’s soccer squad for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup which takes place in United States of America from the 16th to the 22nd of February.
The tournament, which most competing teams will be using to fine-tune their tactics ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand later this year, will feature Canada, Brazil, Japan and the hosts USA.
Speaking to the media after announcing the squad, coach Priestman emphasized the importance of tournament saying: “Every camp we have, it becomes more and more difficult to select a roster, which speaks to the quality in the squad. With some core players still out with long-term injuries, it provides us with a great opportunity to explore more talent against top World Cup opposition.”
Canada’s first match sees them take hosts and strong favorites USA on the 16th of February in before squaring off against Brazil of the 19th and then Japan three days later.
All of Canada’s matches will take place across the three cities of Orlando, Nashville and Frisco respectively.
Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Sabrina D’Angelo, Lysianne Proulx and Kailen Sheridan.
Defenders:
Kadeisha Buchanan, Vanessa Gilles, Shelina Zadorsky, Jade Rose, Gabrielle Carle, Allysha Chapman and Ashley Lawrence.
Midfielders:
Quinn, Simi Awujo, Jessie Fleming, Julia Grosso, Sophie Schmidt and Christine Sinclair
Forwards:
Janine Beckie, Jordyn Huitema, Cloé Lacasse, Clarissa Larisey, Adriana Leon, Evelyne Viens and Jenna Hellstrom.
