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U20 Women’s Soccer – The Journey Begins

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With the hockey season slowly coming to an end for several leagues the one sport that continues to pick up momentum is Soccer.

The growth for the most part (as we are told) is the overall cost for the Families especially if there are more than one young athlete in the Family.

We recently received the following press release and want to share.

Enjoy the read:

Canada Soccer has announced the 21-player squad, along with two alternates and five training players, selected by Head Coach Cindy Tye for the upcoming 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Qualifiers. 

The tournament, set to take place from 20-25 February will determine the final six teams advancing to the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship. ​ 

The 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Qualifiers features 24 Concacaf Member Associations, divided into six groups of four teams. 

The first-place finisher in each group will advance to the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship later this year, joining the pre-seeded top-ranked nations, the United States and Mexico. ​ 

 Canada will compete in Group E alongside Trinidad & Tobago, Bermuda, and Dominica, with all matches taking place at Ato Boldon Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The team will first face Dominica on Wednesday, 21 February (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), followed by Bermuda on Friday, 23 February (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), and will conclude the group stage on Sunday, 25 February against Trinidad & Tobago (18:00 ET / 15:00 PT). 





“We are looking forward to getting this group together for the first time and assessing them in a tournament setting. It is a short runway to the first match, so we will have to adapt quickly and grow throughout the tournament. This is a talented group, and we are excited to get going.” ​​- Cindy Tye, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-20 National Team Head Coach 
Six players from Canada’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™ squad will return for the Concacaf Women’s U-20 Qualifiers, bringing valuable tournament experience to the group. At the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia, Canada reached the knockout stage for the first time since 2014, before falling 2-1 to Spain in the Round of 16. Among the returning players is forward Annabelle Chukwu, who made history in Colombia by surpassing Christine Sinclair’s Canadian youth international goalscoring record. The 17-year-old now holds the record with 28 goals in just 34 matches from the U-15 to U-20 levels.  CANADA  GK – Olivia Busby // NDC Ontario
​GK – Sofia Cortes-Browne // Arizona State
​GK – Noelle Henning // NDC Ontario
​DF – Jadea Collin // University of Wisconsin–Madison
​DF – April Lantaigne // AFC Toronto
​DF – Inès Nourani // CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
​DF – Iba Oching // University of Iowa
​DF – Janet Okeke // NC State University
​DF – Stephanie Schoeley // Providence College
​MF/DF – Sienna Gibson // University of British Columbia
​MF – Ava Greco // Ohio State University ​
​MF – Jeneva Hernandez Gray // Sporting CP ​
​MF – Ella Kettles // Arizona State University
​MF – Teegan Melenhorst // NDC Ontario
​MF – Juliette Perreault // CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
​FW – Kierra Blundell // Arizona State University ​
​FW – Annabelle Chukwu // University of Notre Dame
​FW – Natelle El Mokbel // CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
​FW – Kaylee Hunter // AFC Toronto
​FW – Léa Larouche // Butler University
​FW – Keira Martin // Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDC British Columbia  Alternates: ​
​MF – ​ Noelle Sather // University of South Florida
​FW – Emma Yee // University of Illinois  Training Players: 
​DF – Taylor Yablonski // University of Nebraska ​
​MF – Liana Tarasco // CF Montreal / NDC-CDN Québec
​MF – Ashley Roberts // Boston College
​FW – Esther Brossard // Lehigh University ​
​FW – Lael Hill // Orlando City Youth SC ​  



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