SOCCER MEDIA REPORTS:
CANADA ANNOUNCES NWT ROSTER FOR THE FOUR NATIONS TOURNAMENT IN CHINA
9th January 2008
CSA Report
Canada's women's national team announced its roster for the upcoming Four Nations
Tournament today. Coach Even Pellerud has selected 21 players for Canada's trip to China and the four-team,
three-game tournament.
Canada will face the United States on 16th January, hosts China on 18th January, and Finland (Suomi) on 20th January.
"This tournament and the three excellent opponents provide an amazing start to
the Olympic season," says head coach Pellerud. "The Canadian team will gain
valuable match fitness early in the year, which is more crucial than ever due to
the early April CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament in México."
Canada's women's national team - whose title sponsor is Winners - is in its
second phase of preparations for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualification Tournament.
After last September's FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada opened its first residency
camp in Vancouver in November. After a short Christmas break, the team regrouped
in Vancouver last week.
"We are heading to the Four Nations Tournament with a strong team, but also a
very young team," says Pellerud. "A number of our World Cup veterans are not
available due to injury-recovery programs and school commitments."
Canada's women's national team is currently ranked ninth in the world (and
second in their confederation) by the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Rankings.
Canada will need to finish amongst the top-two teams in the upcoming CONCACAF
Olympic Qualification Tournament to earn a berth in this summer's Olympic Games
in Beijing.
"Some of our younger talents are piling up," says Pellerud. "Quite a few of
these youngsters will enjoy their first international senior experience in
China, specifically Kaylyn Kyle, Jonelle Filigno, Alexi Marton and Monica Lam-Feist,
Julie Armstrong and Taryn Boudreau."
1 Karina LeBlanc - Ajax, ON
2 Amy Vermeulen - Saskatoon, SK
3 Melanie Booth - Saskatoon, SK
4 Taryne Boudreau - Edmonton, AB
5 Jonelle Filigno - Mississauga, ON
6 Alexandra Marton - Aurora, ON
7 Rhian Wilkinson - Baie d’Urfe, QC
8 Monica Lam-Feist - Kelowna, BC
9 Candace Chapman - Ajax, ON
10 Martina Franko - Squamish, BC
11 Randee Hermus - Langley, BC
12 Christine Sinclair - Burnaby, BC
13 Kaylyn Kyle - Saskatoon, SK
14 Melissa Tancredi - Ancaster, ON
15 Clare Rustad - North Vancouver, BC
16 Julie Armstrong - Delta, BC
17 Brittany Timko - Coquitlam, BC
18 Erin McLeod - St. Albert, AB
19 Sophie Schmidt - Abbotsford, BC
20 Stephanie Labbé - Stony Plain, AB
21 Jodi-Ann Robinson - Richmond, BC
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