The Panama women's national football team has announced its squad for a crucial double-header at home, corresponding to the first phase of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the World Cup. They will face Aruba and Cuba. Head coach Toña Is has called up a total of 26 players for these matches, which will be held at the Universidad Latina stadium. The format stipulates that only the first-place team from each group will advance to the Final Round, where the teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup will be decided. The team's preparation will begin on Monday afternoon with the start of the training camp, followed by travel to Penonomé on Tuesday. The first match will be against Aruba on April 9, and the second game will be against Cuba on April 17.
Panama is currently in second place in Group E with six points from two matches, behind Cuba, which has seven points from three games. On the same day, the squad is scheduled for its first training session at 4:00 p.m. at the Estadio Virgilio Tejeira Andrión, fine-tuning details for the two home matches. The 'La Roja' women's team arrives motivated after their away victories over Curaçao (1-6) and Saint Kitts and Nevis (0-3), results that keep them firmly in the fight for qualification. The list of convocadas includes Yenith Bailey, Farissa Córdoba, Isabella Morey, Arlén Hernández, Mickeylis Gutiérrez, Rebeca Espinosa, Sara Nieto, Hilary Jaén, Wendy Natis, Carina Baltrip Reyes, Katherine Castillo, Deysiré Salazar, Gloria Sáenz, Karla Riley, Alexis Pashales, Kenia Rangel, Schiandra González, Ericka Araúz, Shayaris Camarena, Ivis Ubarte, Analía Arosemena, Katherin Parris, Riley Tanner, Diana Pon, Sherline King, and Ana Quintero.
