Veteran striker Kyah Simon has capped a remarkable comeback and earned selection in the final 23-player squad for this month's Women's World Cup.
abc.net.au/news/kyah-simon-returns-matildas-finalise-2023-wwc-squad/102553950Veteran forward Kyah Simon has made the cut for the Matildas' final 23-player squad for the 2023 Women's World Cup after recovering from a knee injury that kept her out for the past nine months.
Courtney Nevin, Alex Chidiac, Clare Wheeler, Cortnee Vine, Clare Hunt, Charlotte Grant and Kyra Cooney-Cross — all of whom have been folded into the Matildas squad over the past two years — have all been selected, with Hunt a particular stand-out having played just five times for Australia since the start of the year.
"The last time I saw it was in the Olympics when she was behind a lot of our goals. So she's based on being a game changer.
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