Carlos Paniagua, technical director of the Colombia Women's U-20 National Team, announced the names of the 22 players who will play the South American in the category that will be held in Chile from April 6 to 25, 2022.
The national team has been concentrated in the FCF Sports Headquarters in Bogotá since March 28. The team will be traveling this Sunday, April 3 to southern territory to face the competition.
Among the calls are names such as those of Gabriela Rodríguez, who a few weeks ago played with the U-17 team in the South American category. In addition, Ingrid Guerra made a great start to the season with Deportivo Cali being the team's goalscorer.
Below is the list of players and coaching staff that make up this national team:
This is the complete list of players called up:
ANA MARIA GUZMAN ZAPATA — Deportivo Pereira
ANGELA DANIELA BARON — D'Feeters KickSoccer Club (USA)
GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ SALAZAR — America from Cali
GABRIELA UREÑA MUNOZ — Llaneros FC
GISELA ROBLEDO GIL-udg Tenerife (ESP)
GREICY LANDÁZURY — Independiente Medellin
ILANA IZQUIERDO SINGER — University of Southern Mississipi (USA)
INGRID YOBANA GUERRA MENESES – Deportivo Cali
JUANA SOFIA ORTEGON GIRALDO — Deportivo
KATHERINE VALBUENA — America from Cali
KAILI XIMENA SISO NAVEO — Llaneros FC
KELLY JOHANA CAICEDO ALEGRIA — Deportivo
LICED CAROLINA SERNA FLOREZ — Independent Medellin
MARIANA MUÑOZ RAMIREZ — Atletico Nacional
MARY JOSE ALVAREZ ESPITALETA — Independiente Medellín
MARIA CAMILA REYES CALDERON — Independent Santa Fe
MARIA XIMENA LLERENA DAZA — Equity
NATALIA GIRALDO ALZATE — America from Cali
SINTIA VANESA VANEGAS HEADS — Esc. Carlos Sarmiento Lora
VALENTINA GONZALEZ SOTO — Equity
VALERY RESTREPO RIOS — Independiente Medellin
WENDY KATERINE BONILLA CANDELO — America from Cali
TECHNICAL STAFF
CARLOS ALBERTO PANIAGUA MAZO — Technical Director
MICHAEL FLÓREZ VALLE — Technical Assistant
Among the list is the absence of Linda Caicedo, Deportivo Cali player, who won the place for the U17 youth world cup after winning the South American subtitle in the category in Uruguay. The title was defined against Brazil, a team that ultimately lifted the trophy.
The ten selections of the CONMEBOL Member Associations will participate in the tournament.
CONMEBOL Women's U20 2022 will be played in 2 phases: Preliminary Phase (Group Stage) and Final Stage (The four [4] qualified teams from the Preliminary Stage will participate in this phase, with the same all-for-all game system). All stages will be played at a single round of matches.
The Preliminary Phase will be played by the ten teams, divided into 2 groups of 5 each. The teams that occupy the first two positions in each group will qualify for the Final Stage.
The champions team and vice-champion will take the World Cup tickets for the category, which will be held in Costa Rica from August 10 to 28, 2022.
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