CARY, N.C. and MONTERREY, Mexico (Feb. 9, 2023) – The North Carolina Courage and Rayadas de Monterrey jointly announce a home-and-home series of friendly matches in 2023. The Courage will visit Estadio BBVA in Monterrey on Thursday, March 9, 2023, for the first match between the clubs. Rayadas will visit WakeMed Soccer Park later this year, with a date to be announced soon.

This is the first time the Courage will travel internationally for a game and is the first-ever meeting between the Courage and a Liga MX Femenil club. Start time, ticket and broadcast information for both matches will be announced later. “This is an incredible opportunity for our club. We are thrilled for our team to play in this environment and against high quality competition at such an early stage in our season. We are just as excited to welcome Rayadas to Cary and give our fans and community a new soccer experience. We look forward to growing this partnership and continuing to lead the charge in bringing the world together around the game we love,” said Courage Chief Soccer Officer Curt Johnson. Rayadas has been in the women’s section of C.F. Monterrey since 2017. They are one of only four clubs that have won a Liga MX Femenil title, doing so in both 2019 and 2021. They played their first international tournament in August of 2022, participating in the Women’s International Champions Cup, and reached the finals where they fell to Lyon. Rayadas plays their home matches at Estadio BBVA, a 53,000-seat stadium nicknamed El Gigante de Acero (The Steel Giant). More information regarding tickets, broadcasts, live streams, and media coverage of the games will be announced soon. All updates will be announced on www.nccourage.com and on the Courage social media channels (@TheNCCourage).