As the countdown to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup final qualifying phase ticks on, Haiti’s senior women’s national football team, the Grenadières, has finalized its roster for two critical warm-up international friendlies, marking a key milestone in their journey to Brazil 2027. With the first clash against New Zealand’s Football Ferns just one day out as of the report, the team will also face off with Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang, a name meaning “lightning” in a Bantu language, in back-to-back fixtures hosted in southern Spain. This preparation run comes ahead of the final qualifying round set to run from June 24 to July 25, 2027.
Veteran Swedish head coach Pia Sundhage, who took charge of the Grenadières in recent months, named a 25-player squad that balances returning experience, recovering talent, and exciting new prospects. Several key players who missed out on Haiti’s previous international window in April 2026 have earned recalls to the side, including defenders Nya Jean-Baptiste of the United Futbol Academy and Milan P. Jerome of Hungary’s DVTK. The most notable inclusion for this camp is 17-year-old youth international Keisha Gue, a promising attacker who currently plies her trade at Heat Surf Las Vegas in the U.S. after developing in Canada, earning her first ever call-up to the senior national side.
The revised squad features a mix of homegrown and Europe-based talent across all positions. In goal, Sundhage has selected three keepers: Kaina César V. Pietrus of Lipscomb University (USA), Oceane Toussaint of Paris Saint-Germain (France), and Nelly Maignant of Sarcelles (France). The defensive line includes Kethna Louis (Montpellier, France), Jennyfer Limage (RC Lens, France), Amandine Pierre-Louis (AS Saint-Étienne, France), Tabita Dougenie Joseph (Marseille, France), Claire Constant (Power FC, USA), Cassandra Decombe (FC Laval, Canada), Alyssa S. Manasse (Blue/Somerest), alongside the two returning defenders.
In midfield, the roster includes Deborah Bien-Aime (AS Saint-Étienne, France), Sherly Jeudy (RC Lens, France), star playmaker Melchie D. Dumornay (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Anyssa Ibrahim (Le Mans FC, France), Dayana Pierre-Louis (Royal Utah, USA), Josephine Vanuxeem (Lille, France), with new addition Amelie Joseph of FC Metz. Up front, the attacking group features Chelsea A. Domond (Guingamp, France), Roseline Eloissaint (FC Nantes, France), Nerilia Mondesir (Seattle, USA), Lourdjina Etienne (FC Fleury, France), and the debutant Keisha Gue.
Both friendly matches will be hosted in Spain’s Malaga Province, allowing the squad to train and compete in a European environment ahead of their qualifying campaign. The first fixture, Haiti against New Zealand, is scheduled for June 5, 2026, kicking off at noon local Haiti time at El Mauli Stadium in Antequera. Three days later, on June 8, the Grenadières will take on Equatorial Guinea at the Juventus Stadium in Torremolinos, kicking off at the same noon Haiti time. For the Haitian side, these fixtures represent a valuable opportunity to test tactics, integrate new players, and build match fitness as they target qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, one of the team’s most ambitious goals in recent history.