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Twenty-five players have been called into camp with the Canadian Women’s National Team in preparation for the 2013 Cyprus Women’s Cup. The team will arrive in Larnaka, Cyprus on Monday, February 25.
The 12 team tournament runs from March 6 to 13. Canada will open their Group B play against Switzerland on March 6 (2:30pm local time), before facing Finland on March 8 (5:30pm local time) and the Netherlands on March 11 (5:30pm local time).
Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé marks her return to camp since stepping away from the National Team in early 2012.
Youngsters like Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence, Adriana Leon and Christabel Oduro are taking part in their second CanWNT camps. They made their debuts at last month’s Four Nations Tournament in China.
In comparison, 16 players are from the bronze medal winning 2012 London Olympic squad. Christina Julien, who traveled to London as an alternate, is back for her first camp of the year.
After serving three of her four game suspension during China’s Four Nations Tournament, captain Christine Sinclair will be eligible to play as early as the second game against Finland. Sinclair leads Canada in Cyprus Cup goals with 13, followed by Julien with 4 goals.
Canada has won the Cyprus Cup three times (2008, 2010 and 2011) in five years. In last year’s edition of the tournament, Canada were the runner-ups after losing 2-0 to France in the title game.
As per Diana Matheson’s chat with RNO this week, players will be joining their clubs in the United States for National Women's Soccer League pre-season in mid-March.
CANADA
GK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / KIF Örebro DFF
GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns FC
GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars
CB- Kadeisha Buchanan | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles U-16
CB- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Chicago Red Stars
CB- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City
CB- Emily Zurrer | USA / Seattle Reign FC
FB- Melanie Booth | USA / Sky Blue FC
FB- Robyn Gayle | USA / Washington Spirit
FB- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles
FB- Bryanna McCarthy | USA / Western New York Flash
FB- Chelsea Stewart | USA / UCLA
FB- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Boston Breakers
M- Tiffany Cameron | USA / Seattle Reign FC
M- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University
M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Seattle Reign FC
M- Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit
M- Christabel Oduro |
M- Jodi-Ann Robinson | USA / Western New York Flash
M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC
M- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City
M- Brittany Timko |
F- Christina Julien |
F- Adriana Leon | USA / Boston Breakers
F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
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