Northern Ireland boss Tanya Oxtoby believes Friday's Nations League opener against Poland presents a "great challenge" for her players.
Oxtoby's side are in Gdansk for their opening League B clash, with their group also including Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania.
Northern Ireland were dealt a blow with the withdrawals of defender Kelsie Burrows and striker Kerry Beattie through injury, with Glentoran midfielder Nadene Caldwell and club teammate Kascie Weir being added to the panel.
Oxtoby said: “It’s disappointing not to have Kelsie and Kerry join the squad, however it’s great to have Nadene back. She has worked really hard to recover from her injury.
"She is one of our leaders, so it’s really great to be able to bring her back in.”
Oxtoby - whose side welcome Bosnia-Herzegovina to Larne next Tuesday - revealed newcomer Weir (18) joined up with the team after flying in from Albania where she was due to play with the U19s in Euro qualifiers this week.
She said: “Kascie is a player we have been monitoring for a while. I got to see her in two in-house games between the seniors and the U19s and she was really impressive.
“It represents another great progression for us in terms of the youth pathway and the players we are bringing through.”
Northern Ireland have been preparing for their Nations League opener in Leicester, with coaches Laura Bassett and Izzy Christiansen, both former England internationals, joining Oxtoby's regular backroom team to put the players through their paces.
“It’s great to have Laura and Izzy around to share their international experience and knowledge with the group," Oxtoby added.
"We are always trying to add to the players’ knowledge and specialist coaches coming in can be really helpful."
She added: “It’s great to have the group back together and continuing our development as a squad.
“It will be a great challenge against Poland. They are a much improved team and on the up at the moment, but it’s an opportunity for us to challenge ourselves again.”
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