Canada, including 27 CFC100s, takes on U.S. Saturday (Rosters)

Orlando (January 27, 2017) – Football Canada’s under-18 and under-19 national teams are set to face their counterparts from USA Football at the inaugural North American Championship on January 28 at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.

Steve Sumarah and the rest of the Junior National Team coaching staff will lead Canada’s U19 roster in preparation for the 2018 IFAF U19 World Championship. The majority of the roster is comprised of the all-star team selected from the 2016 Football Canada Cup, held July 9-15 in Winnipeg. Joining this core group include four players – Nick Cross, Mathew Goodall, J-Min Pelley and Charles-Émile Bouchard – who helped Canada to gold at the 2016 IFAF U19 World Championship in China.

Marco Iadeluca, head coach of Quebec’s 2016 Canada Cup gold medal winning entry will serve the same role with Canada’s under-18 national team in Orlando. The U18 coaching staff was selected from each of the eight participating provincial teams that competed at the 2016 Canada Cup while the roster is also comprised of participants from the 2016 edition of the under-18 national tackle football championship.

Schedule

Game

Time

U.S. Under-18 National Team vs. Canada Under-18 National Team

5:30 p.m. ET

U.S. Under-19 National Team vs. Canada Under-19 National Team

8:30 p.m. ET

Under-19 national team / Équipe nationale UM19

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