New Zealand named squad for Fifa u-20 womens world cup

For the upcoming Fifa U20 Women’s world cup, New Zealand U20 Women’s Coach Gareth Turnbull named the experience squad.

New Zealand 21 women’s squad announced from them Seven players who got the Football Ferns caps which are Liz Anton, Anna Leat, Paige Satchell, Malia Steinmetz, Hannah Blake, Sarah Morton and Maggie Jenkins in this upcoming Fifa under 20 womens world cup of 5-24 August.

U20 Women’s New Zealand football team will be starting the campaing on 6th August when they face Netherlands and then next to meet France on 9th August and Ghana on 13th August.

“We are pleased to have the calibre of players that we have,” said Turnbull. “A lot of these girls have experienced a world stage before with an U-17 or and U-20 cycle so we have a strong group which we are going to need to play against some strong opponents.

“We are coming up against some of the world’s best nations who have really strong women’s programmes so this is an opportunity for all of the group to benchmark themselves against some of the best teams in the world and see where they are at.”

New Zealand squad for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France

Elizabeth Anton (Western Springs AFC)

Hannah Blake (Three Kings United FC)

Claudia Bunge (Glenfield Rovers AFC)

Michaela Foster (Hamilton Wanderers AFC)

Una Foyle (Coastal Spirit FC)

Jacqui Hand (Eastern Suburbs AFC)

Tiana Hill (Claudelands Rovers)

Grace Jale (Eastern Suburbs AFC)

Maggie Jenkins (Glenfield Rovers AFC)

Rebecca Lake (Coastal Spirit FC)

Anna Leat (East Coast Bays AFC)

Nicole Mettam (Eastern Suburbs AFC)

Aneka Mittendorff (Forrest Hill Milford United AFC)

Rose Morton (Western Springs AFC)

Sarah Morton (Western Springs AFC)

Nadia Olla (Western Springs AFC)

Gabi Rennie (Waimakariri United AFC)

Paige Satchell (Three Kings United FC)

Malia Steinmetz (Forrest Hill Milford United AFC)

Dayna Stevens (Glenfield Rovers AFC)

Samantha Tawharu (Forrest Hill Milford United AFC)

Match to play by New Zealand in U20 Women’s World cup

New Zealand v Netherlands

6 August 2.30am

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes

New Zealand v France

9 August 5.30am

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes

New Zealand v Ghana

13 August 2.30am

Stade Guy-Piriou, Concarneau