McKenna, Payne to Represent National Teams in October Friendlies

DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke women's soccer standouts Kayla (McCoy) McKenna and Toni Payne have received national team calls for October friendlies and will represent Jamaica and Nigeria, respectively.

McKenna was one of 23 players called to represent the Reggae Girlz of Jamaica. The squad will face Mexico Oct. 9 at Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes and then Oct. 13 at Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro. Both matches will start at 4 p.m. ET in Mexico.

Nigeria called 28 players into camp, which will include a pair of matches against Comoros. The two teams will meet Oct. 9 and Oct. 13 with both matches being played at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Nigeria.

McKenna and Payne were Duke teammates 2015 and 2016, guiding the Blue Devils to the 2015 NCAA College Cup. Currently playing for Grasshopper Club Zurich in Switzerland, McKenna was a 2015-18 letterwinner at Duke. Payne recently signed with Inter Milan in Italy and is in her first season there. She played at Duke from 2013-16.

Both Jamaica and Nigeria are in the process of 2028 Los Angeles Olympic qualifying.

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