RHIAN'S SOCCER REPORTS

CANADA ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CHONGGING 4 NATIONS TOURNAMENT  From CSA Report   13th January 2011

Coach Carolina Morace has called on a squad of 24 players for the squad that will train and compete in Chongqing, China from 13-26th January. The four-team tournament features top-10 nations: Canada, Sweden, the USA and host China PR.

In the tournament, Canada will face China PR on 21st January (18.35 local / 06.35 ET / 03.35 PT), the USA on 23rd January (19.05 local / 07.05 ET / 04.05 PT), and Sweden on 25th January (15.35 local / 03.35 ET / 00.35 PT).

Each team plays two matches and all four teams are involved on each of the competition dates.

This Four Nations competition in China marks the first time since the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament that Canada will face top-five nations in back-to-back matches. The USA is ranked first, while Sweden is ranked fourth, in the most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking.

Canada was most recently ranked 9th, but it has added two wins and two draws to its record since the November ranks were announced.  Canada enters the competition with an all-time best 10-match unbeaten streak, dating back to a 3:1 victory over China PR at BMO Field in Toronto, ON.

Of the 24 players invited to travel to this competition, eleven of them helped Canada finish first at three competitions in 2010: The Cyprus Cup in March; the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifier in November; and, the  Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo in December.

Two players are making their debut with the full national team at this camp, and both played for Morace in the youth program in 2010. The two debutantes are Christine Exeter of Pickering, ON and Taylor Patterson of Edmonton, AB.

CANADA

GK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / Piteå IF | Stony Plain, AB, CAN
GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Chicago Red Stars|Maple Ridge, BC, CAN
GK- Erin McLeod | USA/Washington Freedom|Edmonton & Calgary, AB, CAN
CB- Candace Chapman | USA / Western New York Flash | Ajax, ON, CAN
CB- Robyn Gayle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN
CB- Sophie Schmidt | CAN /Vancouver Whitecaps FC| Abbotsford, BC, CAN
CB- Emily Zurrer | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Crofton, BC, CAN
RB- Christine Exeter | USA / University of Louisville | Pickering, ON, CAN
RB- Brittany Timko | Unattached / sans club | Coquitlam, BC, CAN
RB- Rhian Wilkinson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner | Baie d’Urfe, QC, CAN
LB- Melanie Booth | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Burlington, ON, CAN
LB- Marie-Eve Nault | CAN / Ottawa Fury | Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
CM- Laura Chénard | CAN / Amiral de Québec | Ste-Luce, QC, CAN
CM- Kaylyn Kyle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saskatoon, SK, CAN
CM- Diana Matheson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner | Oakville, ON, CAN
CM- Carmelina Moscato | Unattached / sans club | Mississauga, ON, CAN
F- Josée Bélanger | CAN / Amiral de Québec | Coaticook, QC, CAN
F- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University | Mississauga, ON, CAN
F- Christina Julien | CAN / Ottawa Fury | Williamstown, ON, CAN
F- Taylor Patterson | | Edmonton, AB, CAN
F- Jodi-Ann Robinson |CAN/Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Richmond, BC, CAN
F- Desiree Scott | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Winnipeg, MB, CAN
F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Western New York Flash | Burnaby, BC, CAN
F- Melissa Tancredi | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC |Ancaster, ON, CAN

Head Coach / Entraîneure-chef : Carolina Morace
Assistant Coach / Entraîneure adjointe : Elisabetta Bavagnoli
Assistant Coach / Entraîneure adjointe : Andrea Neil
Goalkeer Coach / Entraîneur des gardiens : Max Colucci
Video Coordinator / Vidéaste : Sian Bagshawe
Administrator / Administrateur : Karina Sefron
Equipment Manager / Gérante de l'équipement : Maeve Glass
Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport : Fabrizio DiFrancesco
Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport : Roberta Villa
Nutritionist / Nutritionniste : Dr. Salvatore Delogu
Translator / Traductrice : Deborah Ferrero