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Football: Jessica Miclat back in the fold as 29 Filipinas called up for camp

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Philippines midfielder Jessica Miclat (9) during the AFF Women" s="" Championship="" PWNFT-PFF="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/07/11/20230711-pwnft-pff.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippines midfielder Jessica Miclat (9) during the AFF Women&#x27;s Championship 2022. <em>PWNFT-PFF/File.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Veteran midfielder Jessica Miclat is back in the fold for the Philippine women&#x27;s national football team ahead of the second round of the 2024 AFC Women&#x27;s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.</p><p>Miclat missed out on the Filipinas&#x27; final roster for the FIFA Women&#x27;s World Cup 2023 and was not included in the team for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China last month.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/11/23/jessica-miclat-heartbroken-to-miss-out-on-world-cup-roster">Football: Jessica Miclat &#x27;heartbroken&#x27; to miss out on World Cup roster</a></li></ul><p>But she made it to the 29-player list called up by head coach Mark Torcaso for a camp in Australia ahead of the second round of the qualifiers. </p><p>The Filipinas will play Chinese Taipei on October 26, Australia on October 29, and Iran on November 1. The top team in the three groups will be assured of a place in the third round, as well as the best runner-up team.</p><p>Aside from Miclat, other notable inclusions in the 29-player pool are Tahnai Annis, Dominique Randle, Isabella Flanigan, Alicia Barker, and Angie Beard -- all of whom did not suit up for the Filipinas in the Asian Games where the team made the quarterfinals.</p><p>Among the notable new names is Aaliyah Schinaman, who plays for University of California, Berkeley. </p><p>The full list, as provided by the Philippine Football Federation, is as follows:</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="roster" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/10/16/filipinas-camp-roster.jpg"/></figure></div><p>The Filipinas qualified to the second round of the Olympic qualifiers after a dominant campaign in the first round, where they beat Pakistan (4-0), Tajikistan (8-0) and Hong Kong (4-0).</p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2742515" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

Twenty-nine players were called up by Mark Torcaso for a camp in Australia ahead of the second round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.