The head coach of Panama's senior women's national football team, the Spanish coach Toña Is, has stated that her players are ready to take on the challenge and secure a ticket to the next stage of the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship. However, the coach emphasized the importance of staying focused and winning the next two matches to achieve the set goal. Panama's women's team is preparing for its last two matches in Group E, first against Aruba this Thursday, April 9th, and then against Cuba next Friday, the 17th, in two matches scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. at the Estadio Universitario in Penonomé, Coclé province. "We are very excited, we are preparing for the match in the best possible way to be able to win these two finals that await us. We will have to be at 100%, at a thousand percent, in all matches," Toña Is stressed. Currently, the standings in Group E have Cuba in the lead with 7 points, but with one more match than Panama, which has 6 points. The other positions have Aruba in third place with 3 points, followed by Saint Kitts and Nevis with 1, and in last place, Curaçao with 0. The women's national team began its concentration phase yesterday afternoon at a hotel in the locality to travel today, Tuesday, April 7th, to Penonomé in Coclé province. In Penonomé, the team is scheduled to hold its first training session today at 4:00 p.m. at the Virgilio Tejeira Andrión stadium. These are not going to be easy matches, we know that.
