CARRIE Jones and Ceri Holland are both included in the Welsh squad for the opening matches of the UEFA Women’s Nations League.

Wales travel to Iceland on Friday, September 22nd and host Denmark the following Tuesday.

New Bristol City midfielder Jones, who hails from near Newtown, is joined by Liverpool winger, who qualifies for Wales through her Llanrhaeadr born mother, in the Welsh camp.

Rachel Rowe returns to the squad after missing July’s 2-0 defeat to the USA in San Jose while Hannah Cain misses out due to injury.

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Mary McAteer and Lauren Thomas are the two uncapped players in the squad, with Wrexham born Thomas receiving her first senior team call-up.

The fixtures are the start of the first ever UEFA Women’s Nations League competition and Wales will face Iceland, Denmark and Germany in League A.

The competition is also a potential opportunity for Grainger’s side to guarantee a qualification place for the 2025 UEFA Women’s EURO competition.