VANCOUVER - Latifah Abdu wasted no time making her presence felt with the Vancouver Rise.

The Canadian forward scored just 14 minutes into her first game with the Northern Super League club last week, then added another goal in the 52nd minute.

“They’ve welcomed me with wide open arms, and I just feel really good here,” Abdu said of her new team.

“It’s been a lot of information at once, because I had to learn, like, all the new tactics and new positioning on the field. But I’ve been getting a lot of help, so it’s easier to feel good on the field.”

Feeling good hasn’t been a given for Abdu this season.

The 23-year-old attacker started the campaign with her hometown Montreal Roses, then asked to be released from her contract in August.

Montreal said in a statement that Abdu, the club’s

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