Pauw selects Ireland’s squad for qualifier against Sweden · The42
VERA PAUW HAS selected its squad with 27 players for Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers for women 2023 away against Sweden.
Ireland travels to Gothenburg for Clash Sweden on Tuesday 12 April.
Pauw’s team is currently second in Group A on seven points after four games played, after World No 2 Sweden which has accumulated 15 points from five games so far
The squad includes six players from the SSE Airtricity Women’s National League, including the Shelbourne duo Chloe Mustaki and Abbie Larkin who both made their senior debuts last month.
Midfielder Lily Agg, who qualifies through her Cork-born grandmother, gets her first call. The 28-year-old – who comes from Brighton and plays for the London City Lionesses – previously trained with the team in April 2021.
Diane Caldwell (arm), Savannah McCarthy (knee), Niamh Farrelly (ankle), Emily Whelan (quad) and Aoife Colvill (knee) have all been ruled out with injuries, while Saoirse Noonan continues her recovery from a knee problem.
Ireland’s women’s national team
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (Reading), Megan Walsh (Brighton & Hove Albion), Eve Badana (DLR Waves)
Defender: Harriet Scott (Birmingham City), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Claire Walsh (Glasgow City), Chloe Mustaki (Shelbourne), Megan Campbell (Liverpool), Áine O’Gorman (Peamount United)
Midfielder: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ruesha Littlejohn (Aston Villa), Jamie Finn (Birmingham City), Ciara Grant (Rangers), Jess Ziu (Shelbourne) , Lily Agg (London City Lionesses), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Isibeal Atkinson (Celtic)
Forward: Heather Payne (Florida State University), Kyra Carusa (HB Hoge), Amber Barrett (FC Koln), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths), Abbie Larkin (Shelbourne)
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