La Coupe de Chypre signale le début de l’ère Morace

Carolina Morace fera ses grands débuts d’entraîneure-chef de l’équipe nationale canadienne féminine senior le 5 mars prochain lors de l’édition 2009 de la Coupe de Chypre. Morace dirigera la sélection nationale féminine au cours de ce tournoi réunissant huit équipes qui aura lieu du 5 au 12 mars. Dans le cadre du tournoi, le Canada affrontera la Nouvelle-Zélande (le 5 mars), les Pays-Bas (le 7 mars), la Russie (le 10 mars) et (éventuellement) un opposant du groupe adverse lors de la finale, qui aura lieu le 12 mars.



Le Canada est champion en titre de la Coupe de Chypre, ayant remporté la dernière édition du tournoi en mars 2008. Si l’on s’attend à ce qu’une grande partie de l’effectif canadien reste le même, il sera dirigé cette fois par la nouvelle entraîneure-chef Carolina Morace, qui vient tout juste d’assumer ses fonctions. Dans le cas où Morace et le Canada atteindraient le stade de la finale du tournoi 2009, ils affronteront l’un des pays suivants : la France, l’Angleterre, l’Afrique du Sud ou l’Écosse.

Canada announces women’s camp in California

With the hiring of new head coach Carolina Morace, the Canadian Soccer Association has announced details for the national women’s team’s activities this February. The team will group this month for a two-week camp in Los Angeles, CA under the new head coach.



Along with Ms. Morace’s appointment, the Association has also announced it has named Elisabetta Bavagnoli as an assistant coach to the women’s program. Ms. Bavagnoli is a long-time assistant to Ms. Morace.

Le Canada annonce son camp d’entraînement en Californie

En plus de l’annonce de la nomination de Carolina Morace au poste d’entraîneuse-chef, l’Association canadienne de soccer a également dévoilé les détails des activités de l’équipe nationale canadienne féminine. L’équipe se réunira ce mois-ci pour participer à un camp d’entraînement de deux semaines en Californie.



Avec sa nomination, Mme Morace a annoncé la nomination d’Elisabetta Bavagnoli au postes d’entraîneuse-adjointe pour ce camp. Mme Bavagnoli est entraîneuse-adjointe sous la direction de Mme Morace depuis longtemps.

Carolina Morace named new women’s head coach

The Canadian Soccer Association announced today the hiring of Carolina Morace as head coach of the women’s national program. Mrs. Morace, who was unveiled today at a press conference in Toronto, assumes control immediately before the team’s two-week camp in California which begins this Sunday.



“We have embarked on a new era in women’s soccer in Canada,” says Canadian Soccer Association General Secretary Peter Montopoli. “Coach Carolina Morace’s hiring underlies our determination to put forth one of the best programs in the world. Mrs. Morace has but one direction: to lead Canada to victory.”

L’Association nomme Carolina Morace au poste d’entraîneure-chef

L’Association canadienne de soccer (ACS) a annoncé aujourd’hui la nomination de Mme Carolina Morace au poste d’entraîneure-chef du programme national canadien féminin. Mme Morace, qui a été présentée aux médias aujourd’hui au cours d’une conférence de presse à Toronto, en Ontario, assumera le contrôle du programme immédiatement avant le camp d’entraînement de l’équipe nationale canadienne féminine senior, qui aura lieu en Californie à partir de dimanche prochain.



« Nous entamons une nouvelle ère dans l’histoire du soccer féminin au Canada », a déclaré M. Peter Montopoli, secrétaire-général de l’Association canadienne de soccer. « La nomination de Carolina Morace à ce poste souligne notre volonté de développer l’un des meilleurs programmes au monde. Mme Morace n’a qu’une ligne directrice : mener le Canada à la victoire. »

Twelve teams qualified for 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The field is set for the 2009 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. With seven teams including Canada already qualified, the last five teams qualified through the Copa de Naciones Digicel de UNCAF (Central American championship).



Panama (Copa champions), Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua all qualified through the Copa de Naciones in Tegucigalpa. Those five countries join Canada, Mexico, USA, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe and Jamaica for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The schedule and venues for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup have yet to be announced.

2008 Fixtures

FIFA has released its 2008 match report with an incredible 1,426 international matches played. In all, men’s teams from 196 national associations played at least one game while women’s teams from 94 national associations played at least one game.
On the men’s side, Spain was the best team with an overall record of 15 wins, one draw and no losses. Spain scored 33 times and allowed just five goals against. Of note, Spain won the 2008 European Championship. CONCACAF nation Trinidad & Tobago was the only men’s team to win more games – it posted 16 wins, but in 28 games (16-7-5).

Canada to play in Cyprus this May

Canada’s men’s national team has announced that it will play an international friendly match against Cyprus this 30 May 2008. The match, which will take place in Cyprus, will be an important part of Canada’s preparations for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup which takes place this summer. This will be the second international meeting between Canada and Cyprus. Canada played to a 0:0 draw with Cyprus on 30 October 1984. Further details on the 2009 match and the Canadian team will be announced in the coming months.

Kiss named top soccer athlete at Ottawa Sports Awards

Canadian national-team member Kristina Kiss has been named the top Ottawa soccer player for the 2008 season. Ms. Kiss was recognized at the annual Ottawa Sports Awards on Wednesday night, claiming the Athlete of the Year prize in the sport of soccer. In 2008, the 27-year old Kiss played six games for the national team, three of which came as a starter. She scored one goal, the sixth goal in an 8:0 victory over Singapore. Earlier in the year, she helped Canada qualify for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament for the first time in Association history. In August, she was name an alternate to the Olympic team.

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