When OL Reign has their first Challenge Cup match on April 16, they’ll be without a few key players who received international call-ups during FIFA’s April international window. Jess Fishlock, Karen Bardsley, Megan Rapinoe, Nicole Momiki, and Quinn will join their respective national teams for a few weeks.
These national team games will take place between April 8 - April 13 and will be important matches for the national teams that qualified for the Olympics.
OL Reign certainly is not the only team losing a few players in April. After a significantly reduced 2020 season, the league scheduled the 2021 Challenge Cup as a way to build excitement for the regular season, knowing it overlapped with international dates.