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Canada

The rosters for the Senior Team and U20s were announced this week, with both teams in action later this month.

Jeneva Hernandaz Grey and Janet Okeke will join the U20s for the CONCACAF Qualifiers. The U20s will play February 20-25, with the final six teams advancing to the 2025 CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship.

For the Senior Team, Canada has called up Ella Ottey and Samantha Chang, their first call ups since 2022 and 2021 respectively. Jade Rose makes her return to the senior team as she continues her return to play protocol. J. Rose will not be available to play in this window. As it has been a year since Laurence Gladu has been called up we will now stop tracking her. We wish her all of the best and hope to see her again soon!

Quinn, Deanne Rose, Kadeisha Buchanan, Cloé Lacasse, and Sydney Collins all remain unavailable due to injury.

England

Chelsea advance to the Women’s League Cup after a 2-0 win over West Ham. For Chelsea, Ashley Lawrence played 61 minutes and Kadeisha Buchanan remains unavailable due to injury. Shelina Zadorsky played the full game for West Ham.

The Fifth Round of the FA Cup took place this weekend with only Deanne Rose’s Leicester not advancing for the Canadians. Rose was not available for Leicester in their 2-1 loss to Manchester City.

Sabrina D’Angelo was in net for Aston Villa’s 3-2 win over Brighton, but Adriana Leon was not available. Simi Awujo played the final 20 minutes and Jayde Rivere was an unused sub in Manchester United’s 6-0 win over Wolverhampton WFC. Olivia Smith was not available due to concussion protocol for Liverpool; Liverpool defeated Rugby Borough Women 2-0.

Clarissa Larisey entered in injury time for Crystal Palace in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United. Finally, Lawrence played the full game for Chelsea in their 4-1 defeat of Everton – Buchanan remains unavailable for the Blues.

Italy

Lysianne Proulx was the backup keeper for Juventus in their 6-0 win over Milan. In Roma’s 0-0 draw with Florentina, Evelyne Viens played 73 minutes.

Portugal

Marie Alidou played the first half for Benfica in their 1-0 win over Marítimo.

Jeneva Hernandez Gray was an unused sub for Sporting CP’s 2-1 loss to Torreense.

Player of the Week: Ashley Lawrence