RHIAN SOCCER AND MEDIA REPORTS

 

PANAMERICAN GAMES ROSTER ANNOUNCED 26 September 2011

(From CSA Article)

 

The Canadian Soccer Association has nominated its National Women's roster to the Canadian Olympic Committee, for the Pan American Games to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 18th - 27th October 2011. Coach John Herdman will have 17 players in the squad for the Women's Football Tournament.

 

Canada will be in defence of its football bronze medal. Canada will play Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil in three group matches. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-final stage on 25 October and then the semi-final winners advance to the championship final on 27 October.

The 17-player lineup features eight players with previous experience at the Pan American Games. That group includes Christine Sinclair, who in 2007 led the team with eight goals in six matches. Canada won women's football bronze in that tournament, following a 2:1 victory over Mexico. Canada previously won women's football silver in 2003 and finished fourth in 1999.

Coach Herdman's second camp will include 6 players who missed the September series in USA. The Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 will help serve Canada's preparations towards next year's London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament. Canada's qualification tournament takes place in January 2012 in Vancouver, BC. at BC Place Stadium. Canada and seven other CONCACAF nations will fight for two available berths to the London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.

CANADA
1- GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / MagicJack
18- GK- Rachelle Beanlands | CAN / Ottawa Fury
3- Melanie Booth | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4- Vanessa Legault-Cordisco | USA / Marquette University
5- Robyn Gayle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
6- Kaylyn Kyle | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
7- Rhian Wilkinson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner
8- Diana Matheson | NOR / Lillestrøm SK Kvinner
9- Candace Chapman | USA / Western New York Flash
10- Christina Julien | CAN / Ottawa Fury
11- Desiree Scott | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
12- Christine Sinclair | USA / Western New York Flash
13- Sophie Schmidt | USA / magicJack
14- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / Atlanta Beat
15- Kelly Parker | USA / Atlanta Beat
16- Diamond Simpson | CAN / Hamilton FC
17- Brittany Timko | Unattached / sans club
      Jaclyn Sawicki | CAN / University of Victoria
      Monica Lam-Feist | USA / University of Wisconsin
      Amélia Pietrangelo | USA / Rutgers University

CANADA

Head Coach / Entraîneur-chef : John Herdman
Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Lewis Page
Goalkeeper Coach / Entraîneur des gardiens : Andrew Olivieri
Technical analyst / Analyste technique : Andrew Peat
Fitness Coach / Préparateur physique : Cesar Meylan
Team Manager / Gérante d’équipe : Misty Thomas
Equipment Manager / Gérante de l'équipement : Maeve Glass
Doctor / Docteure : Dr. Cathy Campbell
Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Judy Russell
Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Karla Van Beveren


In other news, Canada gained 11 points in the most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking. However, it has slipped back one place to ninth overall on the global list. Canada had the second-biggest gain of all top-10 nations, but it was not enough to pace Korea DPR who had the advantage of three wins in Asian Olympic Qualifying.