<p>Canada's Nyah Rose, left, and Spain's Sandra Villafane fight for the ball during a U-20 Women's World Cup round of sixteen soccer match in Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p>
March 28, 2025 - 2:29 PM
Nyah Rose has replaced injured forward Evelyne Viens on Canada's roster for a pair of international women's soccer friendlies against Argentina in B.C.
Canada Soccer said Viens had suffered a "minor muscle injury: with her Italian club side AS Roma.
Rose, the younger sister of Canadian defender Jade Rose, plays collegiate soccer at Southern Methodist University. The 19-year-old from Markham, Ont., has won two senior caps for Canada already.
The seventh-ranked Canadian women host No. 33 Argentina on April 4 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver and April 8 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 28, 2025
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