The Panamanian Football Federation has announced the official call-ups for its football and futsal teams that will represent the country at the 2026 South American Youth Games, to be held from April 12 to 25 in Panama City. The Men's Under-17 team, led by Felipe Baloy, is a team that arrives with important credentials for having recently secured its qualification for the Qatar 2026 World Cup, which gives it additional competitive value for this regional tournament. This squad is made up of Adamir Aparicio, Isaías Abuabara, Alberto Adams, Arian Reyes, Stephens Domínguez, Gian Carlos Alemán, Cristian Ibarra, Davis Wallace, Ian Carlos Centella, Joseph López, Lucas Norte, Lucio Ceballos, Alfredo Maduro, Alexander Tull, Joseph Choy, Cristian Morán, Oliver Pinzón and Thiago Chalmers, a group that mixes local talent with international experience from academies abroad. In the women's branch, the Under-17 women's team will be under the direction of Spanish coach Gerard Aubí and will have players such as Avril Potvin, Camila Aparicio, Yasselis Magallón, Julianna Alvarado, Cristabella Ríos, Guillehely Distancia, Sheris Gutiérrez, Vera Batista, Alexa Ortega, Yohanis Batista, Ana Pérez, Gabriela Rodríguez, Natalia Farberoff, Naomi Zafrani, Kelly Zapata, Shaday Mow, Maryfer De Gracia and Alisson Samudio. For its part, men's futsal will be led by Alex Del Rosario, with a roster composed of Eliab Caicedo, Eliecer Díaz, George Campbell, Irving Castillo, Jahzeel Tenorio, Joel Saravia, Johan Quintero, Jonathan Mendoza, José Almoguea, Josué Als, Michael Mosquera, Saíd Cañizales, Víctor Carrasco and Yaasik Herrera. In women's futsal, under the guidance of coach Pablo Guerra. Panama will be represented by Amy Rodríguez, Andrielys Crique, Ariam Arauz, Cybelis Zúñiga, Daibellys López, Geraldine Lasprilla, Haydee Douglas, Katleen Mora, Lía Victoria Zúñiga, Nikeisha Rodríguez, Xianna Yee, Yahelys Samaniego, Yaisbely Montes and Yilianys Pérez.
