Canada Soccer announced on Wednesday that Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX striker Jordyn Huitema has been called up to the women's national team for two upcoming friendlies in Europe. Canada will play Sweden on April 6, 2017 in Trelleborg, Sweden, and Germany on April 9, 2017 in Erfurt, Germany.
“We’ve made some changes to our roster since last year, adding some new players and saying goodbye to others, so this two-game series will be a real test of how our squad comes together against tier one competition,” said Herdman. “We’re confident this squad will be competitive against these two teams, but it’s a young team that’s still building the experience, game smarts and physicality required to be a genuine number one contender.