The OYSL is pleased to announce:

Congratulations to the 8 athletes from the Ontario Youth Soccer League who were selected to represent Canada at the Under 17 Women's World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010.

Canada?s women?s U-17 head coach Bryan Rosenfeld has announced the 21 players who will represent Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women?s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010. The 16-team competition is being held in five cities across the Caribbean nation from 5 - 25 September.  Canada, the CONCACAF champion, is participating in its second-consecutive FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

 ?The team has worked hard over the past four months,? said head coach
Rosenfeld. ?Now that the final selections have been made our focus is on
the details that will best prepare the team for the group stage. The
players and staff are anxious and excited to begin our final preparation
process as our opening match grows closer."

Canada?s women?s U-17 team presented by BMO has been drawn into Group D and will face Ghana, the Republic of Ireland, and Brazil in its three group matches.

The young Canucks will open against Ghana on 6 September, before facing the Republic of Ireland on 9 September, with both matches taking place at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima, Trinidad. Canada will conclude group play against Brazil on 13 September at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Trinidad.

Canadian fans can follow all the team?s matches from Trinidad and Tobago on CBC?s platform of networks. Canada?s matches will be shown live on CBC Bold and streamed on cbcsports.ca. Each match will then be re-broadcast on the main CBC network at midnight.

The Canadian squad will complete its preparations with a week-long camp
beginning on 25 August in Florida before travelling to Trinidad for the
World Cup. While in Florida, Canada will tune up with a match against
fellow FIFA U-17 Women?s World Cup participant Korea Republic on 30 August.

Canada qualified for Trinidad and Tobago 2010 by virtue of winning the 2010 CONCACAF Women?s Under-17 Championship in March. Canada defeated Mexico 1:0 in the 20 March final. The win followed the dramatic qualification in the semi-final stage on 18 March over USA after winning 5-3 on kicks from the penalty mark.

In 2010, Canada has compiled a record of six wins, three draws, and two
losses in its international matches.

Canada?s roster features 16 returning players from the CONCACAF Women?s Under-17 Championship. Two players on the roster return from the quarter-final finish at the FIFA U-17 Women?s World Cup New Zealand 2008 with one being midfielder Diamond Simpson.

This season, coach Rosenfeld has seen 40 different players in his national
camps. The final selection of 21 players features 14 players born in 1993,
six born in 1994 and one (Ashley Lawrence) born in 1995. All 21 players
have also come through Canada's National Training Centres and/or BMO
National Championships.
2010 will mark Canada?s second consecutive appearance at the FIFA U-17
Women?s World Cup following its participation at New Zealand 2008.
Rosenfeld coached the Canadian squad to the quarterfinals of that
tournament before falling to 1:3 to Germany.

The 16 nations competing in the FIFA U-17 Women?s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010 are: host Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Ghana, Republic of Ireland, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela.

OYSL players:

D- Yazmin Ongtengco-Hintzen | CAN / Ajax United | Whitby, ON
M- Chantale Campbell | CAN / North London | London, ON
M- Jade Kovacevic | CAN / Oakville FC | Oakville, ON
M- Diamond Simpson | CAN / Dixie Dragons | Mississauga, ON
F- Nour Ghoneim | CAN / Richmond Hill | Aurora, ON
F- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills | Brampton, ON
F- Kinley McNicoll | CAN / Burlington Heat | Oakville, ON
F- Zakiya McIntosh | CAN / Ajax United | Ajax, ON