Sinclair and teen phenom Olivia Smith highlight camp roster ahead of Olympic qualifier Globe_Sports
“It’s a crucial period for our women’s national team as we prepare for our opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” Heiner-Moller said in a statement. “It’s an exciting time for our players knowing the year that could be ahead for them. We want to qualify for Tokyo 2020 and deliver a massive performance at the Women’s Olympic football tournament in Japan.”
All eyes will be on the 36-year-old Sinclair at the qualifier given she is one goal away from tying retired American Abby Wambach’s world record of 184. Canada opens play Jan. 29 against St. Kitts, ranked 129th in the world, before facing No. 51 Jamaica on Feb. 1 and No. 26 Mexico on Feb. 4. The veteran forward has also led the Canadian team in scoring 16 years and has won Canada Soccer’s female player of the year award 14 times.The Canadian women climbed to fourth in the world after the Rio Olympics. But they dropped to No. 7 after exiting in the round of 16 at last summer’s World Cup in France. They fell another spot in the December rankings after going 1-1-0 at a tournament in China where they were blanked 4-0 by No. 9 Brazil and beat No. 23 New Zealand 3-0.
The camp roster includes 10 players from the NWSL, six from teams in Europe and five from the NCAA. Smith is with the developmental Super REX Ontario program.
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