Canada Soccer announced on Monday that six players from the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Super REX program, in partnership with BC Soccer, have been selected for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay.
Canada’s team for the most prestigious women’s soccer event for players born before 2004 will be coached by two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist and long-time Canada Soccer women’s national team former player Rhian Wilkinson.
Among the players included are defender Ariel Young, midfielder Caitlin Shaw, and forwards Teni Akindoju, Jordyn Huitema, Jazmine Wilkinson, and Andersen Williams.