Morace Calls U20 Women To Florida Camp

Canadian U20 team to train in Florida
Canada’s women’s U20 team has announced it will hold its next preparatory camp from 11-20 December in Florida. Coach Carolina Morace will call 23 players for the 10-day camp. The team will train at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. The team is working towards the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010 which runs 13 July to 1 August.

Canada’s qualification route for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010 is fast approaching. The eight-team confederation qualification – the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship – runs 18-31 January in Guatemala. Canada plays Costa Rica on 20 January, Cuba on 22 January and host Guatemala on 24 January.

The Canadian camp features six new players: goalkeeper Helena Brooke McCurdy from Peterborough, ON, forward Julie Casselman from Gatineau, QC, midfielder Catherine Charron-Delage from Longueuil, QC, defender Vanessa Legault-Cordisco of Boisbriand, QC, forward Adriana Leon from Maple, ON, and midfielder Christabel Odura from Brampton, ON. Of note, Leon was the Top Scorer at the 2009 Canada Games Women’s Soccer Tournament.

Canada has participated in every FIFA Women’s World Cup to date, including a silver-medal performance at the inaugural tournament at Canada 2002. Since first competing in the confederation championship, Canada has won two trophies (2004 and 2008) and won silver medal (2006). The 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship will qualify three teams for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010.