CONCACAF to host women’s draw on Monday

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that the draw for the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament will take place on Monday 25 February. The draw will take place at 11.00 in New York, NY with results posted online in the early afternoon.



The CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament will feature Canada and five other teams. The top-two teams in the six-team CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament will qualify for the Beijing Olympics. The CONCACAF tournament runs 2-13 April at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juarez in Ciudad Juarez.



Canada’s senior women’s team, whose title sponsor is Winners, is currently training full time in Vancouver, BC. In 2007, the Canadian women’s program reached an all-time high in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings – ninth best in the world. The team is the second-highest ranked CONCACAF team behind the United States. Canada is looking to qualify for the Olympic Women’s Football Tournament for the first time in association history.