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Wales youth squads named

Loren Dykes and Nicola Anderson have named their Wales Under-17 and Under-19 squads for
their UEFA Championship Qualifying Round ties.
Loren Dykes has named a 20-player squad as Wales travel to Sweden for the Under-17
Qualifying Round.
The majority of the squad took part in the side's impressive 1-1 draw against England in
August, while seven players selected are from clubs in the Adran Leagues.
Dykes' side are in League A of a new Nations League format competition where they will
face Italy (Friday 22 October), France (Monday 25 October) and hosts Sweden (Thursday 28
October) in the mini tournament.
Nicola Anderson has named a 19-player squad as Wales travel to Andorra for the Under-
19 Qualifying Round.
The majority of the squad took part in the side's two draws against Northern Ireland in
Colliers Park last month. Jessie Taylor (Cardiff Met), Phoebie Poole and Seren Watkins (both
Cardiff City Women) will be representing the Genero Adran Leagues in the squad.
Anderson's side are in League B of a new Nations League format competition where they
will face hosts Andorra (Tuesday 19 October), Moldova (Friday 22 October) and Albania
(Monday 25 October) in the mini tournament.
Wales Under-17 squad:
Emily Roberts (Port Talbot Town), Elin Jones (Aberystwyth Town), Bethan Thomas
(Liverpool), Lili Jones (Wrexham), Megan Bowen (Barry Town Utd), Sophie Rawling (FAW
Trust Academy North), Manon Pearce (Barry Town Utd), Claudia Jones (Liverpool), Maisie
Miller (Brighton & Hove Albion), Faye Hillier-Knox (Liverpool), Olivia Francis (FAW Trust
Academy South), Chloe McMahon (Bristol City), Niamh Duggan (Reading FC Women), Jessica
Collyer (West Ham Utd), Lily Billingham (Cardiff City Women), Madison Williams
(Llandudno), Tianna Teisar (Bristol City), Evie Williams (Everton), Evie Hughes (FAW Trust
Academy South), Cerys Phillips (Chelsea).
Wales Under-19 squad:
Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester Utd), Lucy Farrell-Shrouder (Burnley FC Women), Maria
Francis-Jones (Manchester City), Bethan McGowan (Arsenal), Scarlett Williams (Tottenham
Hotspur), Amy Meadows (Manchester City), Ella Humphrey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ella
Hilliard (Bristol City), Phoebie Poole (Cardiff City Women), Hollie Smith (Cardiff City Ladies),
Zoe Smith (Cardiff City Ladies), Mary McAteer (Aston Villa), Isabella Reidford (Manchester
Utd), Jessie Taylor (Cardiff Met Women), Emily Fletcher (Aston Villa), Megan Curran (Brighton
& Hove Albion), Lauren Purchase (Aston Villa), Taylor Reynolds (Birmingham City), Seren
Watkins (Cardiff City Women).
Let Girls Play!

To coincide with International Day of the Girl last week, the FA have launched a new campaign
– Let Girls Play - which supports their strategic ambition to give all girls equal access to play
football in school by 2024.
Backed by Let Girls Play ambassadors Abi, 17, and Olivia,15, along with Barclays’
ambassador Kelly Smith MBE, the Let Girls Play campaign will inspire and empower
communities and schools to want to help make change, unlocking equal opportunities for girls
to participate in the sport.
Only 63 per cent of schools currently offer girls’ football in PE lessons and our ambition,
as seen in the women’s and girls’ Inspiring Positive Change strategy, is to have 75 per cent of
schools providing equal access to football for girls in PE lessons by 2024.
As part of the campaign, the FA will be working with a group of, young women aged 14-18
all passionate about making a difference for girls who want to play football – our ‘Change Squad’.
As long-standing powerful advocates, they will use their voices to help change long-held
perceptions around the sport.
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