Janine Beckie throughout April coaching camp with Canada forward of the SheBelieves Cup. (Photograph credit score: Canada Soccer)
ATLANTA — A pair of acquainted faces have joined Canada this week as they put together to compete within the 2024 SheBelieves Cup match. Janine Beckie and Desiree Scott are each again with the nationwide group following yearlong absences resulting from damage.
After 518 days on the sidelines following a torn meniscus and a number of other ups and downs throughout her rehab course of, Scott made her NWSL return on March 31 with the KC Present. Beckie’s restoration from a torn ACL got here with a triumphant return when she scored two objectives for the Portland Thorns in a 5–4 loss to Kansas Metropolis on March 16.
Collectively, each gamers have leaned on one another throughout their prolonged absences.
“It’s good to have somebody that’s been on an identical journey,” Beckie spoke to The Equalizer solely following coaching on Friday. “It’s at all times good to have somebody to narrate to that form of is aware of what you’ve gone via and the way troublesome it’s to come back again from a significant damage. It’s good that I’ve her right here with me. It’s been week.”
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