Lionesses Squad for October International Friendlies

Sarina Wiegman has announced her 25 player squad for the upcoming October international friendlies. England are set to play Germany on Friday 25^th October at Wembley Stadium and South Africa on Tuesday 29^th October at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Wiegman said:

“This is an important international window for us, and I can’t wait to get back together at St. George’s Park. The players and staff worked hard to automatically secure our place in next summer’s EURO, allowing all of our focus and attention to now go into making sure we’re ready for the tournament when it begins on 2 July.”

“To play Germany at Wembley Stadium is very special and it’s so important that we get experience of executing our style of play against top opponents. Then South Africa in Coventry, a city and a stadium we know well, will test us in different ways. They showed in the World Cup in 2023 how quickly they are progressing and the high level they are at now. We’ll need to be at our very best on both evenings.”

The 25-player squad:

England Squad October 2024. Photo credit: The FA

Changes to the squad from last camp include Khiara Keating and Millie Turner. Chelsea defender Niamh Charles misses out through injury.

Young talent Jessica Naz, Aggie Beever-Jones and Anna Moorhouse are included in the squad after recent call us to the senior side. Aston Villa’s uncapped defender Lucy Parker has been recalled for the first time since her injury, while Lotte Wubben-Moy and Lauren James return after missing July’s Euro 2025 qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Sweden because of injury.

Lionesses Legend Steph Houghton to be honoured at Wembley Stadium

Steph’s international career saw her win 121 appearances across 14 years. In 2014, she was named England captain for the first time and lead the team to a historic bronze medal in the 2015 World Cup.

Houghton made the decision to hang up her boots at the end of the 23-24 season, bringing to an end a 22-year senior career. With Wembley being home to some incredible moments in her career. It was the stage of her famous winning goal for GB against Brazil in the 2012 London Olympic Games, a tournament which did a lot for the women’s game domestically and in front of a crowd of 70,000, it is also where she lifted the Women’s FA Cup on three occasions, as captain of Manchester City.

Houghton Said:

“It was the greatest honour and privilege of my football career to have represented England, and then to go on to captain my country for eight years,”

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Kay Cossington, women’s technical director at the FA, added: “I hope Steph remains involved in the sport, using her expert knowledge and passion to continue to drive progress and help preserve the unique identity and values of women’s football. There’s no doubt she is and will always be remembered as a Lionesses legend.”

The Lionesses will bring their 2024 campaign to a close against the Olympic gold medal winners USA at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 30 November, before playing next summer’s EURO hosts Switzerland at Bramall Lane on Tuesday 3 December.

The UEFA Women’s Nations League draw on Thursday 7 November will determine England’s opponents in the first half of 2025, with the UEFA Women’s EURO draw taking place on Monday 16 December.