Canada Soccer names roster for men’s cerebral palsy World Cup
Canada Soccer has introduced its 13-player roster for the upcoming 2022 Worldwide Federation of Cerebral Palsy Soccer (IFCPF) Males’s World Cup in Salou Spain.
Highlighted by latest gamers of the yr Samuel Charron and Damien Wojtiw, Canada’s squad is veteran laden, with solely 5 new faces becoming a member of the workforce.
The brand new additions are highlighted by 15-year-old Isaiah Smeaton-Katzenberg, who would be the youngest participant at an IFCPF world competitors in Canadian historical past.
“We’re very excited to have certified for the 2022 IFCPF Males’s World Cup in Salou, Spain,” mentioned Drew Ferguson, Canada Soccer’s para soccer nationwide workforce head coach in a press release. “We’re in a really powerful group with England, Netherlands, and Venezuela, however this is a vital check as we construct our program and attempt to sneak an upset or two. We’re additionally taking some new gamers which have by no means performed at this degree earlier than, so it will likely be an incredible studying expertise for them.”
The 2022 IFCPF Males’s World Cup will happen from April 27-Could 16. Canada’s group stage will start on Could in opposition to England, adopted by a Could 5 sport in opposition to the Netherlands and lastly an encounter with Venezuela on Could 7.
There are 15 nations competing on the occasion cut up up into teams of 4 with Canada positioned in Group A. Eight groups will advance to the quarterfinals whereas the seven others will advance to the seeding rounds.
Canada’s full 13-man roster is as follows:
Lucas Bruno, 25, Calgary; Samuel Charron, 24, Ottawa; Yuri Costa, 28, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Dante Del Cul, 20, Kitchener, Ont.; Shaun Etherington, 31, Calgary and Plainfield, Ailing.; Chris Fawcett, 31, Kingston, Ont.; Diego Gilbert, 20, Toronto; Nicholas Heffernan, 23, London, Ont.’ Duncan McDonald, 21, Powell River, B.C.; Denis McGrath, 25, Cincinnati, Ohio; Isaiah Smeaton-Katzenberg, 15, Toronto; Ryan Watson, 22, Montreal; Damien Wojtiw, 40, Toronto.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed April 22, 2022.
