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England Under-23 to play friendlies

England’s next generation are preparing for action again with two WU23 fixtures confirmed against
the Netherlands during a warm-weather camp in Spain.
Mo Marley will take a 24-player squad to the Pinatar Arena in Murcia for the matches against
the Dutch on Friday 8th April, kick-off 3pm BST, and Monday 11th April, kick off 11am BST.
In February, the Young Lionesses played a double-header away to France, drawing 1-1 after a
3-2 defeat. Ebony Salmon scored in both games, while Missy Bo Kearns
was also on target in the first fixture.
England Under-23 Squad:
Fran Bentley (Bristol City *), Sandy MacIver (Everton), Emily Ramsey (Birmingham City *), Asmita
Ale (Tottenham Hotspur), Megan Finnigan (Everton), Grace Fisk
(West Ham Utd), Gabrielle George (Everton), Taylor Hinds (Liverpool), Maya Le Tissier (Brighton
& Hove Albion), Mayumi Pacheco (Aston Villa), Lucy Parker (West Ham Utd), Poppy Pattinson
(Everton), Missy Bo Kearns (Liverpool), Melisa Filis (West Ham Utd), Ruby Grant (University of
North Carolina), Shannon O’Brien (Leicester City), Molly Pike (Leicester City), Rinsola Babajide
(Real Betis), Ellie Brazil (Brighton & Hove Albion), Emma Harries (Reading FC Women), Lauren
James (Chelsea), Jessica Park (Manchester City), Katie Robinson (Charlton Athletic *), Ebony
Salmon (Racing Louisville).
England Under-19 ready for qualifiers

England’s next step on the road towards the 2021-22 UEFA European Women’s Under-19
Championship begins this weekend at St. George’s Park.
The Young Lionesses’ fixtures will begin against neighbours Wales on Wednesday 6th April
before they take on Iceland on Saturday 9th April. The group will conclude with a meeting with
Belgium on Tuesday 12th April. All three matches will kick off at 1.30pm BST.
England won through to this stage after three wins from three in Round 1 with victories against
Switzerland, Republic of Ireland and mini-tournament hosts Northern Ireland back in October 2021.
England Under-19 squad:
Eleanor Heeps (Blackburn Rovers *), Khiara Keating (Manchester City), Tara Bourne (Blackburn
Rovers *), Anouk Denton (University of Louisville), Jorja Fox (Charlton Athletic *), Neve Herron
(Sunderland), Ruby Mace (Manchester City), Lucy Parry (Liverpool), Caitlin Smith (Clemson
University), Laura Blindkilde Brown (Aston Villa), Grace Clinton (Everton), Lucia Kendall
(Southampton FC Women), Mia Ross (Charlton Athletic), Maisie Symonds (Brighton & Hove
Albion), Charlotte Wardlaw (Liverpool *), Aggie Beever-Jones (Bristol City *), Missy Goodwin
(Leicester City), Freya Gregory (Leicester City *), Emily Murphy (University of North Carolina),
Lucy Watson (Sheffield United).
Scotland name Under-19 squad

Pauline Hamill has named her Scotland Women’s Under-19s squad for their UEFA Under-19
Championship Round Two matches, where they will be competing in Group Four. t’s a return to
competitive fixtures for the team, after a successful training camp in Wales – including a 2-0 friendly
match victory earlier this year.
As hosts of the group, Scotland will take on Kazakhstan, Estonia and Kosovo on home soil, as
they aim to return to League A of the new look Women’s Under-19s EURO qualifying format. All
three matches will be live streamed across the Scotland National Team channels.
First up on Tuesday 5th April is Kazakhstan, with Estonia up next on Friday 8th April – both of
these fixtures take place at Ainslie Park in Edinburgh. The final match takes place at the Falkirk
Stadium with Kosovo as their opponents on Monday 11th April.
Scotland Under-19 squad:
Eilidh Adams (Hibernian), Aimee Anderson (Heart of Midlothian), Tegan Bowie (Celtic), Jess
Broadrick (Aberdeen), Tegan Browning (Heart of Midlothian), Shona Cowan (Heart of Midlothian),
Addie Handley (Heart of Midlothian), Bayley Hutchison (Aberdeen), Rachael Johnstone (Celtic),
Hannah Jordan (Rangers), Leila Lister (Reading FC Women), Rebecca McAllister (Heart of
Midlothian *), Maria McAneny (Heart of Midlothian *), Robyn McCafferty (Spartans), Grace
Mitchell (Bristol City), Niamh Murphy (Manchester United), London Pollard (Motherwell), Eva
Thomson (Aberdeen), Kenzie Weir (Everton), Alicia Yates (Spartans).
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