September 1 ------ New Filipinas head coach Mark Torcaso has called up 27 players including 12 newcomers to a training camp in Manila, the Philippine women's national football team announced.
In a social media post, the Filipinas said that eight holdovers from the FIFA Women's World Cup squad have also been called up, along with eight players who have represented the country in past tournaments.
The full list is as follows:
Goalkeepers
Mykaella Abeto
Kaiya Jota
Inna Palacios
Defenders
Jonela Albino
Maya Alcantara
Catherine Calatin
Sofia Harrison
Zoe Hudson
Hali Long
Midfielders
Shelah Cadag
Anicka Castaneda
Jade Anna Jalique
Charisa Lemoran
Hazel Lustan
Rocelle Mendano
Natalie Oca
Isabella Pasion
Camille Rodriguez
Demely Rollon
Jaclyn Sawicki
Sarahgen Tulabing
Forwards
Isabella Bandoja
Alisha del Campo
Lanie Ortillo
Elaine Pimentel
Regine Rebosura
Angelica Teves
Dionesa Tolentin
Torcaso, who took charge of the national team last August 23, called up a handful of homegrown talents, some of whom have been shining in the PFF Women's League. The coach said in a recent interview that there is "so much talent" in the Philippines, both in the senior and youth levels. "Just looking at the players that we've got here, it's clear that there's a lot of technically gifted players here. Let's try and find a few more, and let's try and develop that into being good team players and creating an environment where they're all together as one, and they're working together for each other, but letting those technical abilities shine a little bit," said Torcaso.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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