Rhian Wilkinson has announced her 26-player squad as Cymru look to make history and qualify for a major tournament for the first time.
Cymru are potentially four games away from reaching the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 finals in Switzerland next summer, starting with a two-leg semi-final play-off against Slovakia in Poprad (Friday 25 October) and the Cardiff City Stadium (Tuesday 29 October).
Angharad James takes over the captaincy role and will be joined on camp by the newly appointed vice-captains Ceri Holland and Hayley Ladd. Centurion Sophie Ingle is the main absentee from the July camp after an ACL injury in pre-season, as Josie Green and Anna Filbey return to the squad.
Wilkinson has also selected three uncapped forwards in the squad; Mared Griffiths, Tianna Teisar and Charlotte Lee, who received her first senior call-up after being involved in the U19 squad last season. Hannah Cain returns to the squad with the FAW working alongside Leicester City on the final stages of her recovery from ACL injury.
Cymru head into the play-offs having not lost a game in 2024. During the qualifying campaign so far, Wilkinson’s side have won four games and drawn two, scoring eighteen goals in the process.
Should Cymru progress to the play-off final, they will play either Georgia or the Republic of Ireland in a two-leg showdown on Friday 29 November and Tuesday 3 December to determine who qualifies for the EURO finals.
Tickets for the play-off semi-final match against Slovakia at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday 29 October (KO 7:15pm) are available to purchase on the FAW ticketing website, priced at £10 for adults and £5 for children, with discounts available for Red Wall members.
Cymru: Olivia CLARK (FC Twente), Laura O’SULLIVAN-JONES (Gwalia United), Safia MIDDLETON-PATEL (Manchester United), Rhiannon ROBERTS (Real Betis), Josie GREEN (Crystal Palace), Charlie ESTCOURT (DC Power), Hayley LADD (Manchester United), Gemma EVANS (Liverpool), Mayzee DAVIES (Liverpool Feds- Dual contract with Manchester United), Lily WOODHAM (Crystal Palace- On loan from Seattle Reign), Ella POWELL (Bristol City), Anna FILBEY (Watford), Alice GRIFFITHS (Southampton), Angharad JAMES (Seattle Reign), Lois JOEL (Newcastle United), Rachel ROWE (Southampton), Carrie JONES (IFK Norrköping), Ffion MORGAN (Bristol City), Jess FISHLOCK (Seattle Reign), Ceri HOLLAND (Liverpool), Charlotte LEE (Aston Villa), Kayleigh BARTON (Charlton Athletic), Mary MCATEER (Sunderland), Mared GRIFFITHS (Manchester United), Tianna TEISAR (Bristol City), Hannah CAIN (Leicester City).
Cymru v Slovakia
Tuesday 29 October, Cardiff City Stadium
