FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying 2020: Where, when, roster, how to watch Team Canada

Rudi Schuller

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The road to the Olympics goes through Ostend, Belgium, for Canada's women's basketball team.

Ranked a program-high fourth in the world, the Canadians will be gunning for a third straight Olympic berth when they face Belgium, Sweden and Japan in one of four qualification tournaments taking place around the world this month.

Led by head coach Lisa Thomaidis, Canada will play three games in a group stage format. The highest-ranked team in its group, the Canadians will be favoured to be one of the three teams to advance to Tokyo (two qualifiers plus host Japan)

Sign up with DAZN to watch all of Canada's games at the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

A total of 12 teams will qualify for the Summer Games through the four concurrent tournaments, with Japan and world champion United States already assured of spots in the quadrennial sporting festival.

Here's everything you need to know about the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 

Canada's schedule

All times are Eastern

DATE MATCHUP TIME/SCORE
Feb. 6 Canada vs Belgium W, 61-56
Feb. 8 Canada vs. Sweden W, 80-50
Feb. 9 Canada vs. Japan W, 70-68

Who is on Canada's roster?

Name Position Height Hometown Current Club
Natalie Achonwa Forward 6-3 Guelph, Ont. Indiana Fever (WNBA) / Bourges (France)
Kayla Alexander Forward 6-4 Milton, Ont. Chicago Sky (WNBA)
Laeticia Amihere Forward 6-4 Mississauga, Ont. South Carolina (NCAA)
Miranda Ayim Forward 6-3 London, Ont. Basket Landes (France)
Bridget Carleton Guard 6-1 Chatham, Ont. Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) / Townsville Fire (Australia)
Kim Gaucher Center 6-1 Mission, B.C. Mondeville (France)
Sami Hill Guard 5-10 Toronto, Ont. Donau-Ries (Germany)
Miah-Marie Langlois Guard 5-8 Windsor, Ont. Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia)
Kia Nurse Guard 6-0 Hamilton, Ont. New York Liberty (WNBA) / Canberra Capitals (Australia)
Shaina Pellington Guard 5-8 Pickering, Ont. Arizona (NCAA)
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe Forward 6-2 Toronto, Ont. New York Liberty (WNBA) / Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)
Jamie Scott Guard 5-10 Clarkston, WA Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia)

How to watch Canada at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Every game from all four qualifying tournaments can be streamed live and on demand with DAZN.

In addition, all of Canada's games will also be aired on CBC.

What is DAZN?

DAZN is a global sports streaming service that offers coverage of every FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying game live and on demand.

What is the cost and how do I sign up for DAZN?

You can sign up for a free trial and subscribe for $20 CAD per month or $150 CAD per year by clicking here .

What devices are supported by DAZN?

DAZN has apps available for all of the following platforms: Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Amazon Fire Tablet, Android Phone & Tablet, iPhone & iPad, Android TV, LG, Smart TV, Panasonic Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, SmartCast, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 Pro, and Roku.

What other sports stream on DAZN?

Besides streaming every match from FIBA women's basketball, DAZN also streams every match from Champions League, Europa League, Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1 and La Liga. DAZN also streams every NFL game and NFL RedZone in Canada, ATP and WTA tour events, MLB Network, KHL hockey, Six Nations rugby and more.

Rudi Schuller