Christine Sinclair is ready to go for Canada's two friendlies against Brazil later this month. But coach Bev Priestman isn't saying anything more about the future of the world's all-time leading scorer.
"It's obviously the question on everyone's mind," Priestman said Wednesday when asked about her 40-year-old captain's future."What I can confirm and what you see is obviously Christine is available and selected for this window.
Her role has changed in recent times. She started against Nigeria and Australia at the World Cup and came on at halftime against Ireland, helping turn the tide in Canada's favour along with fellow veteran Sophie Schmidt, who retired from international football after the tournament. "Big tall 'keeper. Great reach. All the attributes are there," she said."And so we wanted to invest in the future and have a chance to assess her and see what she looks like in our environment. there's other goalkeepers that we definitely also want to have a look at. Canada has been blessed with great goalkeepers and I think Melissa ticks a lot of boxes from the scouting that we've done.
Midfielder Emma Regan, who plays for HB Koge in Denmark, returns to the senior squad after last being called up in 2018, when she made her debut in a 12-0 win over Cuba at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Fullback Jayde Riviere and forward Deanne Rose are back after missing the Jamaica playoff. Fullback Allysha Chapman, who sits on 99 caps for Canada, is pregnant. Midfielder Simi Awujo, who attends USC, is not available.The coach said training will dictate who plays against Brazil, adding she expects"more rotation, more faces because we have to assess people now to be able to make roster selections for the Olympic Games ."
Brazil, coming off an eight-day training camp in September, has already announced a 24-woman squad that includes Marta, Kerolin, Debinha and Adriana.Like Canada, Brazil came home early from the FIFA World Cup this summer. The Brazilians failed to reach the knockout round, finishing third in Group F with a 1-1-1 record after beating Panama 3-0, losing 2-1 to France and drawing Jamaica 0-0.Elias led Corinthians to four Brazilian championships and two Copa Libertadores titles.
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