TORONTO, Canada—Bev Priestman has named her first squad.
On Tuesday, the Canadian women’s national team announced its 23-player roster for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup presented by Visa. The four-team tournament is slated to begin on Thursday with Canada kicking things off against the hosts and current World No. 1: the United States.
Priestman, who was appointed as Head Coach of the women’s national team back in November, has helped name a squad that includes a mixture of veterans and youngsters. Among those named are 12 players that were part of the first Canadian Olympic team to win back-to-back medals at a summer Olympic Games in more than a century at Rio 2016 and five others who could make their debut for the senior side.