Omitted Lisa De Vanna remains in contention for Matildas' Olympic qualification

  • Veteran striker left out of 21-player squad to face Chile
  • Uncapped Jenna McCormick and Sarah Willacy included

Matildas coach Ante Milicic has not put a line through Lisa De Vanna’s name despite overlooking the veteran striker for their Tokyo Olympics qualifying tune-up games against Chile next month.

De Vanna, the Matildas’ record goalscorer, was a surprise omission in the 21-player squad for the friendlies on 9 November in Sydney and three days later in Adelaide. But Milicic insisted the 34-year-old remained firmly in contention for Australia’s Olympics qualifiers in February.

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