Canada Soccer announced on Tuesday that four players from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy are among 21 players who will represent Canada at the 2024 Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship. Set to take place at the Mexican Football Federation's headquarters in Toluca, Mexico, this tournament serves as a crucial qualifying stage for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup scheduled in October in the Dominican Republic.
Canada will compete in Group B, where they will face Puerto Rico, Panama, and the United States. The team will begin their group-stage journey against Puerto Rico on Friday, February 2, followed by Panama on Sunday, February 4 and a highly anticipated clash with the United States on Tuesday, February 6. Led by Head Coach Emma Humphries, Canada will gather in Mexico on Tuesday, January 23 to complete their final preparations for the competition.
"This is an exciting group of young players. Everyone's been working hard over the past year in our National Development Centers, and we are all looking forward to seeing them come together again to compete for this next phase."
- Emma Humphries, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-17 National Team Head Coach.
Following group stage play, the top two teams from each group will progress to the knockout stage comprising of the Semifinals, a Third-Place Match, and the Championship match. At the end of the tournament, the top two finishers will secure their spots for the 2024 FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup alongside the Dominican Republic (host), guaranteeing a total of three Concacaf nations in the global showcase.
In August 2023, Canada participated in the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers, clinching two victories against Dominica and Bermuda. This success paved the way for Canada's participation in the 2024 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship. This Championship serves as a crucial platform for young talents to showcase their skills, gain international experience and exposes players to high-level competition within the region.
CANADA
GK- Olivia Busby | NDC-CDN Ontario
GK- Khadijah Cissé | Académie CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
GK- Noelle Henning | NDC-CDN Ontario
CB- Reese Kay | NDC-CDN Ontario
CB- Keira Martin | Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
FB- Mya Angus | NDC-CDN Ontario
FB- Bridget Mutipula | Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
FB- Inès Nourani | Académie CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
FB- Victoria Rocci | NDC-CDN Ontario
M- Olivia Chisholm | NDC-CDN Ontario
M- Juliette Perreault | Académie CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
M- Liana Tarasco | Académie CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
M- Marée-Anne van Doesburg | Académie CF Montréal / NDC-CDN Québec
M- Emily Wong | Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
F- Adriana Bianchin | NDC-CDN Ontario
F- Annabelle Chukwu | NDC-CDN Ontario
F- Isabelle Chukwu | NDC-CDN Ontario
F- Kaylee Hunter | Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
F- Nikolina Istocki | NDC-CDN Ontario
F- Alyssa McLeod | NDC-CDN Ontario
F- Teegan Melenhorst | NDC-CDN Ontario
CANADA A-Z
Player name | Age | Where they grew up | Active start/first club
Angus, Mya | 15 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa TFC
Bianchin, Adriana | 16 | Oakville, ON, CAN | Oakville SC
Busby, Olivia | 16 | Markham, ON, CAN | Unionville-Milliken SC, Markham FC
Chisholm, Olivia | 15 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Toronto SC
Chukwu, Annabelle | 17 | Gravesend, Kent, ENG & Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United SC
Chukwu, Isabelle | 17 | Gravesend, Kent, ENG & Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United SC
Cissé, Khadijah | 15 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Henning, Noelle | 17 | Milton, ON, CAN | Milton YSC
Hunter, Kaylee | 16 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Calgary West FC, Calgary Blizzard SC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Istocki, Nikolina | 16 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Mississauga Falcons SC
Kay, Reese | 16 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United
Martin, Keira | 16 | Langley, BC, CAN | Langley United SC
McLeod, Alyssa | 17 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax Soccer Club
Melenhorst, Teegan | 16 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Nepean Hotspurs SC
Mutipula, Bridget | 15 | Halifax, NS, CAN | Halifax Dunbrack
Nourani, Inès | 16 | Québec, QC, CAN | Première Seigneurie
Perreault, Juliette | 16 | Saint-jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN | AS Haut-Richelieu
Rocci, Victoria | 16 | Vaughan, ON, CAN | King City Soccer Club
Tarasco, Liana | 16 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Les Étoiles de L'Est
van Doesburg, Marée-Anne | 16 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Pierrefonds
Wong, Emily | 16 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC