D.B. Pridham’s first call-up to the Canadian senior side has turned into a training-only cameo in Japan.

Assistant coach Natalie Henderson said the Ottawa Rapid star striker, who holds both U.S. and Canadian citizenship, will be a spectator for friendlies against the eighth-ranked Japanese because she does not have a Canadian passport and so is not eligible to play.

“She was aware of this before she came into camp. We were aware of it. We tried our very best to get it over the line as quickly as possible, but unfortunately we haven’t been able to do that,” said Henderson, who is in charge of the team while head coach Casey Stoney is in England with her ailing mother.

“So she won’t be eligible for selection. However she has been in (camp) as a training player and has done very well so fa

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