Posted on 5 January 2012 in Futsal Team
National Futsal coach Sipho Sibiya has selected 22 players for a national futsal camp this coming weekend, 6-8 January 2012. The camp will feature players from across the country as Canada begins its early preparations for the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship later this year. The CONCACAF championship will serve as the qualification route for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012.
Canada's three-day national futsal camp will take place in Richmond, BC. Of the 22 players, 12 of them have participated in a Canadian national camp before, be it in the Futsal, Beach Soccer or national youth program. Of note, Gordon Chin is a one-time FIFA U-20 World Cup player (UAE 2003) while Kyriakos Selaidopoulos is a one-time FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup player (Rio 2006).
Chin and Selaidopoulos are also the two Canadian players who participated in Canada's last CONCACAF Futsal Qualifying matches in 2004. Canada faced Panama in a two-match series that year, but did not advance to the final CONCACAF round. Canada previously participated in the inaugural FIFA Futsal World Cup Netherlands 1989.
Canada's roster also features 10 first-time players in the Canadian national program.
CANADA
GK- Roy Blanche | CAN / Brampton City United FC
GK- Vincent Cournoyer | CAN / Universite Laval
- Ian Bennett | USA / Milwaukee Wave
- Julio Cesar |
- Gordon Chin | CAN / Metro Ford Wolves
- Steve De_Blasio | CAN / Columbus FC
- Joe Di Buono |
- Steve Frazao | CAN / Columbus FC
- Timo Garzon | CAN / Sora Woodbridge Strikers
- Louis-Charles Laliberté | CAN / CSVR
- Giuliano Oliveiro | USA / Milwaukee Wave
- Jordan Ongaro | USA / San Diego State University
- John Pegg | USA / San Diego State University
- Jonathan Poli | CAN / Columbus FC
- Yannick Rome-Gosselin | CAN / Haut Richelieu Celtix
- Kyriakos Selaidopoulos | Unattached / sans club
- Leigh Sembaluk | CAN / Columbus FC
- Graham Smith | CAN / Columbus FC
- Robbie Tice | NOR / Kjelsås IL
- Alfredo Valente | CAN / Coquitlam Metro Ford SC
- Johan Vargas |
- Alvaro Yaques | CAN / Toronto Boca Junior Futsal
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