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
He was recognized by Ravi Kahlon, BC’s MLA Minister for Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation in September 11, 2017.
In December 2022 he was Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Pin.
Awarded Rotary Paul Harris Fellow Award for tangible for significant assistant given for the better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.