Canada WNT announces pre-tournament roster for 2013 Cyprus Women’s Cup

The players will arrive in Larnaka, Cyprus on 25 February in advance of the kick-off of the 12-team international women’s tournament on 6 March.

Canada’s squad features five players who will be taking part in their first camp since the team’s bronze-medal triumph at London 2012. Eighteen of the 25 players were part of the Canadian team at the 2013 Yongchuan Cup in January in China.

Captain Christine Sinclair will be eligible to make her return to competitive action in the team´s second match at the Cyprus Cup on 8 March against Finland.

For Head Coach John Herdman, the pre-tournament camp in Cyprus represents an important opportunity to bring together a diverse group of players ahead a challenging schedule of international fixtures.

Canada finished in second place at the 2012 Cyprus Women’s Cup, losing 0:2 to France in the tournament final.

The team will kick-off its campaign at the 2013 edition of the tournament with a match against Switzerland on 6 March at the GSZ Stadium in Larnaka.

The Canadians will then take on Finland on 8 March at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia; before returning to action against the Netherlands to close out group play on 11 March.

CANADA
​GK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / KIF Örebro DFF
​GK- Karina LeBlanc | USA / Portland Thorns FC
​GK- Erin McLeod | USA / Chicago Red Stars
​CB- Kadeisha Buchanan | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles U-16
​CB- Carmelina Moscato | USA / Chicago Red Stars
​CB- Lauren Sesselmann | USA / FC Kansas City
​CB- Emily Zurrer | USA / Seattle Reign FC
​FB- Melanie Booth | USA / Sky Blue FC
​FB- Robyn Gayle | USA / Washington Spirit
​FB- Ashley Lawrence | CAN / Erin Mills Mighty Eagles
​FB- Bryanna McCarthy | USA / Western New York Flash
​FB- Chelsea Stewart | USA / UCLA
​FB- Rhian Wilkinson | USA / Boston Breakers
​M- Tiffany Cameron | USA / Seattle Reign FC
​M- Jonelle Filigno | USA / Rutgers University
​M- Kaylyn Kyle | USA / Seattle Reign FC
​M- Diana Matheson | USA / Washington Spirit
​M- Christabel Oduro |
​M- Jodi-Ann Robinson | USA / Western New York Flash
​M- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Sky Blue FC
​M- Desiree Scott | USA / FC Kansas City
​M- Brittany Timko |
​F- Christina Julien |
​F- Adriana Leon | USA / Boston Breakers
​F- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
​CANADA A-Z
​Booth, Melanie | 1984 | Burlington, ON, CAN | Burlington Youth SC
​Buchanan, Kadeisha | 1995 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
​Cameron, Tiffany | 1991 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga
​Filigno, Jonelle | 1990 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga
​Gayle, Robyn | 1985 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Mississauga Dixie Hearts
​Julien, Christina | 1988 | Williamstown, ON, CAN | Williamstown
​Kyle, Kaylyn | 1988 | Saskatoon, SK, CAN | Silverwood Rangers
​Labbé, Stephanie | 1986 | Stony Plain, AB, CAN | Spruce Grove Saints
​Lawrence, Ashley | 1995 | Calendon East, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
​LeBlanc, Karina | 1980 | Maple Ridge, BC, CAN | Golden Ears Angels
​Leon, Adriana | 1992 | Maple, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzuri
​Matheson, Diana | 1984 | Oakville, ON, CAN | Oakville SC
​McCarthy, Bryanna | 1991 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax Warriors
​McLeod, Erin | 1983 | Edmonton & Calgary, AB, CAN | St. Albert
​Moscato, Carmelina | 1984 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Dixie SC
​Oduro, Christabel | 1992 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton United Flames
​Robinson, Jodi-Ann | 1989 | Richmond, BC, CAN | Richmond SC
​Schmidt, Sophie | 1988 | Abbotsford, BC, CAN | Abbotsford
​Scott, Desiree | 1987 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | Maples Cougars
​Sesselmann, Lauren | 1983 | Green Bay, WI, USA | St. Bernard Elementary School
​Sinclair, Christine | 1983 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | South Burnaby Metro Club Bees
​Stewart, Chelsea | 1990 | Denver, CO, USA & The Pas, MB, CAN | Real Colorado
​Timko, Brittany | 1985 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Coquitlam City Panthers
​Wilkinson, Rhian | 1982 | Baie d’Urfé, QC, CAN | Lakeshore
​Zurrer, Emily | 1987 | Crofton, BC, CAN | Cowichan Valley