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Inside the Games – Haiti Books Place in CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship final tournament
Bayamón, Puerto Rico – (October 8, 2019) – After playing with the Haitian U20, U17, and U15 national teams at various international competitions, Fordham midfielder
Danielle Etienne (Paterson, N.J./Paramus Catholic) was recently called up to the Haitian Women's National Team for the first time in her career.
Previously, Etienne played with the U20 Haitian Women's Team in the U20 World Cup last year in France, while also previously competing for the U17 Youth National Team and U15 Youth National Team.
Etienne, who has started 12 games with the Rams this season, took part in the Caribbean CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and helped Haiti win the Group C of the Caribbean Qualifiers.
Danielle Etienne (#10)
In games played at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Puerto Rico, Haiti beat Suriname, 10-0, where Etienne assisted on two of the goals before coming off the pitch. Then, Haiti played Puerto Rico and won by a 2-1 count.
Haiti now joins Canada, Mexico, and the United States in the final tournament for the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. In all, eight teams will compete in that Championship, with the top two teams qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Etienne has returned to the Rams, as dates and location for the final tournament have yet to be announced.
ABOUT OLYMPIC QUALIFYING: Since it was first held in 2004, the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship has served as the Confederation's qualifying event for the Olympic Women's Football Tournament. It consists two phases: regional qualifying (in the Caribbean and Central America) and a final tournament.
