City Women International Watch: April 2025.

All the latest from the April international window involving our City Women stars.

Republic of Ireland

Chloe Mustaki returned to the Republic of Ireland first team squad for a successful double header against Greece in the UEFA Nations League.

They travelled to the Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis on Friday, April 4th and ran out 4-0 winners.

After that, they hosted Greece at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin and completed the double with a 2-1 win. Mustaki made the bench for both matches.

Lia O'Leary was involved in all three games for the Under-19 squad for round two of the UEFA Women's Under-19 European Championship Qualifiers.

The team ran out 1-0 winners against Serbia at Ynys Park on Wednesday, April 2nd, before losing narrowly to Wales by the same scoreline on Saturday, April 5th. France then staged a late comeback to edge out 2-1 winners in their final game of the camp and finishing third in the group.

England

Lexi Lloyd-Smith, Malaika Meena and Jess Simpson were all involved in the England Under-23s squad.

Emma Coates’ side first played Spain as part of the European Competition finals, losing 2-1. Meena played an hour in this match, with Simpson and Lloyd-Smith on the bench.

The team then ended the camp on a high by securing a 2-1 victory over Belgium. Lloyd-Smith played 55 minutes, while Meena was on the bench.

Mari Ward made a huge impact on Lauren Smith's Under-19s side who qualified for the 2025 UEFA Under-19s Euros.

The Young Lionesses made it three wins from three in the second qualifying round to secure their place at this year’s tournament which takes place in Poland.

Smith’s side ran out 6-0 winners over Belgium at St. George’s Park, before beating Austria 5-1, in which Ward scored. They then secured a 10-0 win over Ukraine to round off the break.

Wales

Ella Powell, Ffion Morgan and Tianna Teisar were all in the Wales squad for the Nations League fixtures against Denmark and Sweden.

On Friday, April 4th, Wales suffered a 2-1 defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium against Denmark, with Morgan playing the opening 45 minutes and Powell coming on as a second-half substitute.

Tianna Teisar then also made the bench for their 1-1 draw against Sweden. Powell started the game, with Morgan coming on as a second-half substitute.

Scotland

Amy Rodgers also returned to the senior Scotland squad.

The Scotland side succumbed to two defeats by Germany, with Rodgers playing just over an hour in the first match.

Jazz Bull was called up for the Under-23s, who travelled to Pinatar to take part in a friendly tournament along with 12 other European nations.

The young team opened the competition against Denmark, and were defeated 3-1. They then faced Portugal, which ended in a 0-0 draw, with Scotland winning 4-5 on penalties.