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U17 England squad to enter Croatia event

U17 England squad to enter Croatia event

An England team will travel to Croatia to enter the U17 women's section of the Annual Global Challenge tournament, the 20th staging of the event. 

It will enable teenage indoor players to obtain valuable international experience. 

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The event will be staged in Pula from 14th to 18th July. Katelynn Slade will be the Head Coach, with Maddie Vararu and Alex Chinery as her assistants. 

Also entering the tournament will be teams from the USA, Canada, Sweden, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Latvia, Austria and Slovakia, with 26 teams divided into six groups. 

 

England squad  

Daniella Tchandeu, Elisha D’Almeida, Esther Adesiyan (pictured), Harriet Lea, Kate Mitchell, Krystina Ngatcha, Liliana Kowalska, Lucy Hatton, Sophia Chedgy, Sylvie Poupaert.