Canada Soccer announced on Thursday that two players from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX program have been called up to an upcoming women's national team camp. 16-year-old Ashley Cathro (Victoria, BC) and 15-year-old Jordyn Huitema (Chilliwack, BC) are the two youngest players on the roster. They join former Whitecaps FC players Desiree Scott and Christine Sinclair.
The team will convene Friday, January 20 in Los Angeles for its first training camp of 2017, as they prepare for Canada Soccer's bronze medal celebration match on Saturday, February 4 against Mexico at BC Place in Vancouver.