A majority of 2015 Women’s World Cup finalists will be playing in the Algarve Cup or Cyprus Cup in March. U.S. opponents Sweden and Australia will be in Portugal and Cyprus, respectively. Nigeria, theUSA’s third Group D opponent, is training in Abuja to prepare for the All-Africa Games and Olympic qualifying series. The 36 players called in included AmericanCourtney Dike, who plays for Oklahoma State.

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