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Canada coach Priestman names 18-player roster for upcoming SheBelieves Cup

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Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman has named an 18-player roster for a camp in advance of the SheBelieves Cup, with reinforcements expected to arrive once the FIFA international window opens.

The camp will run Feb. 8-12, with Priestman slated to announce her tournament roster ahead of Canada's opening match Feb. 16 against the top-ranked U.S.

in Orlando, Fla. The sixth-ranked Canadians then play No. 9 Brazil on Feb. 19 in Nashville and No. 11 Japan on Feb. 22 in Frisco, Texas.

The camp roster predominantly features players from out-of-season leagues like the National Women's Soccer League and Sweden's Damallsvenskan. WATCH | Canada blanks Argentina in October friendly: It does not include such English-based players as goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo (Arsenal), defenders Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea) and Shelina Zadorsky (Tottenham), midfielder Jessie Fleming (Chelsea) and striker Adriana Leon (Manchester United) or France-based fullback/midfielder Ashley Lawrence (Paris St-Germain).

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