Canadian women to face Dutch in women's soccer friendly in October
Canada will face the 11th-ranked Netherlands in a women's soccer friendly during the October FIFA window.The venue for the Oct. 28 match has not been announced, but it will likely be in Europe, given the ninth-ranked Canadians are playing No. 24 Switzerland four days earlier in Lucerne."We're excited to add another strong opponent to our calendar," Canada coach Casey Stoney said in a statement. "The Netherlands are a team that thrives on keeping possession and have some very creative attacking players, and with a new head coach at the helm, it will be a great test."
'I knew I was good': NSL star Esther Okoronkwo's dogged pursuit to play the game she loves
When Esther Okoronkwo was five years old, she wasn't dreaming of World Cups or championship trophies. She was just trying to keep up with her older brother and his friends in the streets of Abia, Nigeria, begging him for a spot in their games, often ending in tears when she was left out. What started as a backyard rivalry between siblings quickly became a passion that Okoronkwo couldn't shake. So much so, it would carry her from the neighbourhood pitch to the biggest international stage.At the time, women's soccer did not look like a career that would provide financial stability to Okoronkwo, nor did she see a path to make it more than an after school kick-around
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Edmonton to host Canadian women's hockey team's final games before Olympics
The annual Canada-U.S. women's hockey Rivalry Series will conclude with two games in Edmonton this season, Hockey Canada announced on Wednesday.The games, set for Dec. 10 and 13, will be the final tune-up ahead of the Olympics in Italy in February, when the Canadians will look to defend the Olympic gold medal won in Beijing in 2022."These two games are a special moment for everyone involved and our players cannot wait to be in front of our home crowd, offering fans — particularly the younger generation — a chance to cheer their hockey heroes in person," Canadian GM Gina Kingsbury said in a statement
