Scotland's women travel to Cyprus for some competition and training in the sun of Cyprus

Scotland are to co-host the Cyprus Women's Cup along with England and The Netherlands next month. Eight teams will compete in the International Friendly Tournament, an increase from the inaugural competition which had six countries involved, between 5-12 March 2009 in Cyprus. England, France, New Zealand and South Africa compete in the tournament for the first time, while holders Canada will be there to defend their title. Scotland have been drawn in Group A alongside England, France and South Africa. Holders Canada are joined by The Netherlands, New Zealand and Russia in Group B.

Scotland National Coach, Anna Signeul, said: "The first Cyprus Cup was a fantastic competition, played in a beautiful part of the world, and we're delighted that even more top sides are taking part this year. It's always a bit special when Scotland and England face each other, so we'll be looking forward to that tie on 10th March. We can't wait to get out to Cyprus to test ourselves against some great teams, and get our preparations for the World Cup qualifiers later this year off to a good start."

For more information, visit www.cypruswomenscup.com

Fixtures:

Thursday 5th March
Group A
England v South Africa
France v Scotland

Group B
Russia v The Netherlands
Canada v New Zealand

Saturday 7th March
Group A
England v France
South Africa v Scotland

Group B
The Netherlands v Canada
New Zealand v Russia

Tuesday 10th March
Group A
Scotland v England
France v South Africa

Group B
Canada v Russia
New Zealand v The Netherlands

All matches will kick-off at 2.45 pm.

Thursday 12th March
4th Place Group A v 4th Place Group B
Kick-off 12 noon

3rd Place Group A v 3rd Place Group B
Kick-off 2.30 pm

2nd Place Group A v 2nd Place Group B
Kick-off 2 pm

Final - Winners Group A v Winners Group B
Kick-off 5 pm

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