Morace Invites 24 Players To Cyprus

by on February 18, 2010 in Canadian Game, National Teams, Women NT

Canada’s women’s national team has announced its roster for its first camp of the 2010 soccer season, an 18-day camp in Larnaka, Cyprus that includes the team’s third participation in the annual Cyprus Women’s Cup. Coach Carolina Morace and her staff have invited 24 players to the camp as the team begins its year-long preparation for the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup.

“We know that our players are coming off a winter break over which time they have been away from their clubs,” said national coach Morace. “It is important that we play in tournaments like this as we prepare for the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup.”

Morace said that she will use the tournament to experiment with the team’s lineup to create different opportunities for the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup, which is expected to be played this fall. The top two teams from the confederation final will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 while the third-place team will play-off against the fifth-place team from Europe for an extra qualification spot for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011.

Canada’s camp will include five international matches: a friendly against Poland and four competition matches in the Cyprus Women’s Cup. Canada’s all-time record at the Cyprus Women’s Cup is five wins, one draw and one loss, including a first-place finish in 2008 and a second-place finish in 2009.

Of Canada’s 24 players in camp, captain Christine Sinclair is the most experienced. Last season, Sinclair tied assistant coach Andrea Neil’s all-time record of 132 appearances. Sinclair will break the record with her first international appearance in 2010.

Amongst the younger players in camp, goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts, centre back Myriam Bouchard, centre midfielders Laura Chénard and Desiree Scott, right midfielder Caley Miskimmin, and forward Kendra Flock are all hoping to make their international debut in February. One other player of note who is making a comeback to the national program is Cindy Walsh. A captain with Comètes de Laval, Walsh has gone 10 years in between national call ups.

Canada is looking to qualify for a fifth-consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup. As part of its 2010 preparation, it will play at least two games at home, with dates, venues and opponents yet to be announced.

G Colpitts Dayle Unattached Nasonworth NB
G Labbé Stephanie SWE Piteå IF Stony Plain AB
G LeBlanc Karina USA Philadelphia Independence Maple Ridge BC
G McLeod Erin USA Washington Freedom Edmonton AB
D Andrews Sasha Unattached Edmonton AB
D Bouchard Myriam USA Virginia Commonwealth U Québec QC
DM Chapman Candace USA FC Gold Pride Ajax ON
M Chénard Laura Unattached Ste-Luce QC
F Flock Kendra CAN U of Victoria Calgary AB
D Gayle Robyn Unattached Mississauga ON
F Julien Christina USA James Madison U Williamstown ON
M Matheson Diana NOR Team Strømmen FK Oakville ON
F Miskimmin Caley CAN U of Manitoba Winnipeg MB
M Moscato Carmelina ITA UPC Tavagnacco Mississauga ON
DM Nault Marie-Eve Unattached Trois-Rivières QC
M Parker Kelly GER SC Freiburg Saskatoon SK
DM Raber Sari Unattached Edmonton AB
F Robinson Jodi-Ann USA U of West Florida Richmond BC
M Scott Desiree CAN U of Manitoba Winnipeg MB
F Sinclair Christine USA FC Gold Pride Burnaby BC
MF Timko Brittany GER SG Essen-Schönebeck Coquitlam BC
D Walsh Cindy CAN Comètes de Laval St-Bruno QC
M Wilkinson Rhian NOR Team Strømmen FK Baie d’Urfé QC
D Zurrer Emily GER SG Essen-Schönebeck Crofton BC

Staff

Head of Delegation Mike Traficante
Head Coach Carolina Morace
Assistant Coach Elisabetta Bavagnoli
Assistant Coach Andrea Neil
Goalkeeper Coach Massimiliano Colucci
Manager Daniel Michelucci
Equipment Manager Maeve Glass
Doctor Dr Andrew Pipe
Athletic Therapist Leonardo Raveggi
Physiotherapist Judy Russell
Translator Joe Parolini
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