In addition to Jeslynn Kuijpers, Myrthe Moorrees has also been added to the Orange selection at the last minute. National coach Arjan van der Laan cannot have internationals Lieke Martens and Stefanie van der Gragt at his disposal during the Olympic qualification tournament. That brings the number of PSV Women in the current selection of Oranje to four.
Martens injury
Lieke Martens suffered a concussion during training on Monday, Feb. 29, and has had to leave training camp. Defender Van der Gragt has knee problems and is also unavailable for the upcoming matches. Jeslynn Kuijpers, who joined the group as an extra player on Sunday, has been added to the 23-man squad for the Olympic qualification tournament, together with her clubmate Myrthe Moorrees. This brings the number of PSV players in the selection to four, in addition to the already selected Angela Christ and Kika van Es.
The selection of the Dutch women's team
Eshly Bakker (Ajax), Mandy van den Berg (Liverpool), Angela Christ (PSV), Anouk Dekker (Montpellier HSC), Merel van Dongen (Ajax), Daniëlle van de Donk (Arsenal), Kika van Es (PSV), Loes Geurts (Kopparberg /Gothenburg FC), Jackie Groenen (FFC Frankfurt), Claudia van den Heiligenberg (USV Jena), Dominique Janssen (Arsenal), Danique Kerkdijk (FC Twente), Jeslynn Kuijpers (PSV), Desiree van Lunteren (Ajax), Manon Melis (Seattle Reign FC), Tessel Middag (Ajax), Vivianne Miedema (Bayern Munich), Myrthe Moorrees (PSV), Shanice van de Sanden (Liverpool), Renée Slegers (FC Linköping), Sherida Spitse (LSK Kvinner FK), Sari van Veenendaal (Arsenal) and Kelly Zeeman (Ajax).
Rio 2016
The Netherlands kicks off against the Swiss football women on Wednesday, March 2. The setting for the match against the number 20 in the FIFA rankings is ADO Den Haag's stadium. Saturday, March 5, national coach Van der Laan's team will take on Norway at the Kasteel in Rotterdam. The final game with Sweden will also be played at Sparta Stadium on Wednesday, March 9. The winner of the Olympic qualification tournament will qualify for Rio2016.