BradMack Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Canucks Abroad seems to believe so, but when I asked they said they didn't know the link to Canada, but knew someone who did "@wiesel_flink" . He replied and posted a link to a gameday sheet with his name on it from Woodbridge Strikers, playing with sergio camargo. To them this apparently means Ike Ugbo is eligible for Canada, to me it just means he's spent some time here. Everything else points to him being born in London England, with Nigerian roots. So I guess the question is, how much time did he spend in Canada, and does he have a passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 BradMack, jordan, Grizzly and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownordinary Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Looks like Jordan Haynes is now playing for Oklahoma City Energy U23 in the PDL. http://www.uslpdl.com/roster_players/18033836?subseason=376352 He played for them in a recent US Open Cup game loss to Tulsa. Toje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 On 02/10/2015 at 3:16 PM, Fussball_eh said: There is no longer a minimum league requirement. Any Canadian playing soccer abroad (or domestically based), who is in theory eligible for the Canadian national team, will have a place on this list and will be tracked. As per this statement, Kofi Opare should not be on the list and not be tracked as he is not eligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 17 hours ago, Big_M said: As per this statement, Kofi Opare should not be on the list and not be tracked as he is not eligible. Kofi Opare holds Canadian citizenship. If FIFA were to grant an association change (He played with US U20s a while back), he would be able to play for #CanMNT. Therefore he is still eligible, at least in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 He didn't play in an official competition for usa u20 as he was not eligible. He acquired Canadian nationality and now needs to live in Canada continuously for five years to be eligible. Therefore he is not eligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlugan Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Big_M said: He didn't play in an official competition for usa u20 as he was not eligible. He acquired Canadian nationality and now needs to live in Canada continuously for five years to be eligible. Therefore he is not eligible. So there's a chance? Lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Signs a 5 year contact as a marquee player for cpl and becomes eligible at 33 by which time plenty of players will be better than him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 If there is a chance, we track him, no matter how little the chance. As soon as it's not theoretically possible, we will drop the player. Toje, BuzzAndSting and Stryker911 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The chance that he lives in Canada continuously for five years before the end of his career is 0. If it's tracking players who might become eligible there are a lot more players to track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) Opare is a Canadian citizen who wants to play for Canada. For me that is enough to warrant being interested in him and following his career even if FIFA regulations prevent him from ever playing for Canada. Edited May 22, 2017 by Grizzly Fussball_eh, BuzzAndSting, Ivanovski94 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 As long as the criterias are clear there is no issue. In the first post it is said that players who are eligible will be tracked but in the latest post it said that players who might become eligible will also be tracked. In that case, foreign players on Canadian teams who haven't played in an official game for another country, who are not far from being able to get Canadian nationality and not far from reaching the five year residency should also be tracked. They have a much better chance of becoming eligible than Opare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 21 minutes ago, Big_M said: As long as the criterias are clear there is no issue. In the first post it is said that players who are eligible will be tracked but in the latest post it said that players who might become eligible will also be tracked. In that case, foreign players on Canadian teams who haven't played in an official game for another country, who are not far from being able to get Canadian nationality and not far from reaching the five year residency should also be tracked. They have a much better chance of becoming eligible than Opare. There was a rumour that Opare received a FIFA waiver, or that we were seeking a waiver. Looking at the case, I suspect there's a good chance it would be granted. His move to Canada was not football related. He lived in Canada for four years prior to turning 18, and a good case could be made that he lived in Canada while attending Michigan (just as Manneh still lived in the US while with the 'Caps) unless his parents relocated from Canada. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 A solution could be to have a tab for players who are not eligible but might become eligible. In the current form and with the criteria of the first post, someone could look at this and think that we have a player who is starting games at cb in mls (opare) and is eligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussball_eh Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 14 hours ago, Big_M said: A solution could be to have a tab for players who are not eligible but might become eligible. In the current form and with the criteria of the first post, someone could look at this and think that we have a player who is starting games at cb in mls (opare) and is eligible. We have a section called "Notes", I went ahead and made a note that he is currently not eligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Aird has left Falkirk, had only signed a short term deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Does anyone know what happened to Brad Beaumont and Maleik DeFreitas-Gray? Both joined W Connection a few years ago and then disappeared. They came up with Toronto Skillz but neither are in League1 Ontario as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 10 minutes ago, Vince193 said: Does anyone know what happened to Brad Beaumont and Maleik DeFreitas-Gray? Both joined W Connection a few years ago and then disappeared. They came up with Toronto Skillz but neither are in League1 Ontario as far as I can tell. Maleik DeFreitas is playing for Master's this year, he has two goals in four appearances so far. Don't know about Beaumont though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 (edited) On 27. 5. 2017 at 6:06 AM, Vince193 said: Does anyone know what happened to Brad Beaumont and Maleik DeFreitas-Gray? Both joined W Connection a few years ago and then disappeared. They came up with Toronto Skillz but neither are in League1 Ontario as far as I can tell. Here is some info about Brad Beaumont https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-beaumont-320635 He was also an assistant coach at Fleming College in Peterborough. http://www.ocaa.com/Rosters/2016-17/Fleming_MS.doc Edited May 28, 2017 by Toje jordan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastfeet2 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Just learned about Elijah this morning, can anyone tell me about Elijah and why he isnt currently involved in the National set up? Hits a good set piece, great range of passing, and looks extremely composed on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 13 minutes ago, Fastfeet2 said: Just learned about Elijah this morning, can anyone tell me about Elijah and why he isnt currently involved in the National set up? Hits a good set piece, great range of passing, and looks extremely composed on the ball. There are a lot of answers to that question most of them including how terrible our scouting is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Yes most of our problems are because of terrible scouting missing scores of players that would launch us up the stratosphere in the world soccer hierarchy. If only it was that simple lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 42 minutes ago, Rheo said: Yes most of our problems are because of terrible scouting missing scores of players that would launch us up the stratosphere in the world soccer hierarchy. If only it was that simple lol I mean the reason Ayo Akinola is playing for the US is because their scouts noticed him while ours didn't, which is sad because he plays for TFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Vince193 said: I mean the reason Ayo Akinola is playing for the US is because their scouts noticed him while ours didn't, which is sad because he plays for TFC. We would have needed to have a team/camp to call him to for there to be scouts. Edited May 30, 2017 by jpg75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Elijah left Vancouver to return to Calgary because he was homesick. This is from a member of Rev. Adekugbe's congregation. I believe he is 2 years younger than Sam, so he's a '97. Would have been eligible for this U20 cycle. Was he better than the options we called up? Who would you have left off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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