Chinese women's soccer team coach Jia Xiuquan (C) gives instructions during a training session in Albufeira, Portugal, Feb. 26, 2019. The 2019 Algarve Cup will be held in Algarve of Portugal from Feb. 27 to March 6, 2019. Chinese women's soccer team will face their first opponent the Norwegian team on March 1. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
China unveiled women's team roster for Olympic qualification playoffs.
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese women's football team will resume training in early April to prepare for the Olympic qualification playoffs against South Korea, after the Chinese Football Association (CFA) named a 23-player roster on Friday.
Chinese women's soccer players take part in a training session in Albufeira, Portugal, Feb. 26, 2019. The 2019 Algarve Cup will be held in Algarve of Portugal from Feb. 27 to March 6, 2019. Chinese women's soccer team will face their first opponent the Norwegian team on March 1. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
China managed two wins and one draw in the previous qualification, earning a berth in the two-legged playoffs which were scheduled to take place in March.
However, due to the spread of the COVID-19, the CFA and its South Korean counterpart agreed to put off the two ties until June after it has already been postponed to April.
Jiangsu Suning and Wuhan Jianghan University have five players called up apiece, while Wang Shuang, Yao Wei, Lv Yueyun who missed the qualification, were still excluded from the training session.
Wang Shuang of China competes during the women's match against South Korea at the 2019 East Asian Cup in Pusan, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)
According to the CFA, the training camp will take place from April 2 to 30 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. ■