The Canadian women’s football team have announced that they will halt their strike action against Canada Soccer and return to training before Friday’s SheBelieves Cup fixture against the United States amid concerns that players “cannot afford the risks that personal action against us by Canada Soccer will create”.
The decision from the Canada squad, announced in a statement posted to Twitter, arrives just three days after players announced strike action levied against Canada Soccer over pay equity concerns and significant cuts to its national program for 2023.
Players criticised the governing body for failing to “adequately fund the Women’s National Team” five months before the squad embark on the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, amid a number of damning accusations of inequity.
