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The British Columbia Soccer Association announced their annual award winners at their 2007 Awards Banquet today. Joe Scigliano and Sophie Schmidt were announced the 2007 senior players of the year while Sahil Sandhu and Monica Lam-Feist were named the 2007 youth players of the year.
Scigliano won a silver medal with the Columbus Clan at the 2007 BMO National Championships Senior Men’s Challenge Cup in Halifax, NS (the Hyundai Cup). Scigliano is a former member of Canada’s youth (U-20) team. Eleven years ago, he helped Canada win the 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament in México, leading Canada to qualify for the FIFA World Youth Championship for the first time in 10 years.
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced that the draw for the Women’s Olympic Qualifications Tournament will take place next Tuesday 18 December 2007 in New York, NY. The draw is expected to seed the six qualified teams into two groups for next April’s tournament.
The CONCACAF Olympic Qualification Tournament will take place 2-13 April 2008 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Hosts Mexico will be joined by Canada, the United States, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago and recently-qualified Jamaica. The top-two teams in the tournament will advance to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
La Confédération des associations de football de l’Amérique du Nord, de l’Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes (CONCACAF) vient de dévoiler la date à laquelle aura lieu le tirage au sort officiel pour le Tournoi Olympique de Football Féminin. C’est le mardi 18 décembre 2007, à New York (New York), que l’équipe canadienne olympique apprendra son sort. On prévoit que les six équipes qualifiées seront réparties en deux groupes en vue de participer au tournoi, qui se déroulera en avril 2008.
Le Tournoi de qualification de la CONCACAF pour les Jeux Olympiques se déroulera du 2 au 13 avril 2008 à Chihuahua, au Mexique. On retrouvera aux côtés du Mexique, l’équipe hôtesse, le Canada, les États-Unis, le Costa Rica, Trinité-et-Tobago et la Jamaïque, le dernier pays à se qualifier. Les deux équipes occupant le premier rang du classement des deux groupes progresseront aux Jeux Olympiques d’été de 2008, qui se dérouleront à Beijing, en Chine.
With the results from today’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualification draw, Canada’s men’s senior team now know their potential opponents for the 2008 season. Canada was drawn into Sub-Group 2/D with an automatic bye from Stage One. Canada will face Saint Vincent & the Grenadines in Stage Two in a home-and-home series in June 2008.
“From our point of view, it is all about us and how we play,” says head coach Dale Mitchell. “You have to beat good teams to advance to the FIFA World Cup. We have to be ready in June.”
All 35 countries in the Confederation of North, Central American and Carribean Association Football (CONCACAF) have been drawn into their respective groups for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualification. Canada will open their qualifications against Saint Vincent & the Grenadines in Stage Two with a home-and-home series in June 2008.
“I don’t think that you can take that game too lightly,” says Canadian head coach Dale Mitchell. “We will find out what they are all about (in the coming months). It’s good to know who you are going to play (because) a lot of teams don’t have that advantage.”
Patrice Bernier was named professional soccer player of the year at the annual awards gala hosted by the Fédération de soccer du Québec. Bernier, who spent the season with FC Kaiserslautern in Deutschland (Germany), was named the 2007 award winner ahead of finalists Ali Gerba and André Hainault.
Bernier was one of a number of award winners on the night. Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault (male) and Rhian Wilkinson (female) were named senior players of excellence while Sean Rosa (male) and Sarah Boucher (female) were named youth players of excellence.
The Prince Edward Island Soccer Association announced its annual award winners in Charlottetown today. Michel Daoust (male) and Kristina Weatherbie (female) were named senior players of the year while Dan McAleer (male) and Kayla Balderston (female) were named youth players of the year.
Daoust represented Velvet Underground at the 2007 BMO National Championships Senior Men’s Challenge Cup in Halifax, NS (Hyundai Cup) in October. He also won a bronze medal with the University of Western Ontario at the CIS Championship. Just three years ago, Daoust was the PEISA Junior Player of the Year. Weatherbie, meanwhile, was the AUS Most Valuable Player after a terrific season with the University of Cape Breton.
Canada-South Africa match tracker
Canada’s men’s national team has made their final preparations for tomorrow’s international friendly match with the Republic of South Africa. The Canadian men’s team have spent four days training together at the ABSA Stadium in Durban. The first-ever meeting between Canada and South Africa will take place tomorrow at 19.30 local time. The game will be telecast live on Rogers Sportsnet (12.30 ET / 9.30 PT).
The Canadian team arrived in Durban last Thursday. Coach Dale Mitchell and his squad had training dates on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and today. Canada’s squad features 16 players, including team captain Kevin McKenna. Tomasz Radzinski (33 years) is the oldest player on the team while Will Johnson (20 years) is the youngest player on the team. Paul Stalteri (61 senior caps) has the most international experience while Marcel de Jong (no caps) has the least experience. Stalteri and Julian de Guzman are the only two players that have played in Canada’s nine international matches this season. André Hainault, meanwhile, was unable to make the trip because of a minor injury.
Two days before their final international friendly of the 2007 season, the Canadian men’s national team took time to visit the children at the SOS Children’s Village Pietermaritzburg in the Republic of South Africa. The day was equally fun for the adults and children.
According to village director Siphiwe Maphanga, the visit by both the national team and the Canadian High Commission was “history in our village”.
