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Canadian Soccer Association Vice President Les Wilkinson has been named the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame’s Sportsman of the Year.
Wilkinson, who lives in Callander, Ontario just outside of North Bay, is the Chair of the CSA National Teams Committee and is a former President of the Ontario Soccer Association.
Wilkinson is to receive the Peter Palangio Award for Sportsman of the Year on May 3, 2003 in North Bay.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association announced today its scheduled games between the Women’s World Cup Team and Nigeria have been cancelled after Nigeria failed to arrive in South Carolina.
Despite a written agreement between the CSA and the Nigerian Football Association committing to the two games in Spartanburg, South Carolina on April 18 and 20, the Nigerian delegation has yet to arrive in the United States. The Nigerian FA now says the team will arrive in the United States on April 23 for their game against the USA on April 26.
Ottawa, Ontario – L’Association canadienne de soccer (ACS) a annoncé aujourd’hui l’annulation des deux matchs amicaux prévus entre son équipe féminine de Coupe du monde et le Nigeria en raison de l’absence de celle-ci en Caroline du Sud, aux États-Unis.
Malgré une entente écrite entre l’ACS et l’Association de football du Nigeria (NFA) pour la tenue de ces deux rencontres à Spartanburg, en Caroline du Sud, les 18 et 20 avril, la délégation nigériane n’est toujours pas arrivée aux États-Unis. La NFA indique maintenant que l’équipe arrivera en sol américain le 23 avril pour son match du 26 avril contre les États-Unis.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Women’s World Cup Team Head Coach Even Pellerud today announced his 18-player roster for the two international friendlies against Nigeria in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The team will meet in Spartanburg on Tuesday, April 15 and will play their first game against Nigeria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 18th. The second game will be played on Sunday, April 20th at 1:00 p.m.
Sixteen of the 18 players named to the roster were with Pellerud at the Algarve Cup. Defender Clare Rustad has been added to the squad along with goalkeeper Taryn Swiatek.
l’équipe canadienne féminine de Coupe du monde a annoncé son alignement de 18 joueuses pour les deux matchs amicaux contre le Nigeria, à Spartanburg, en Caroline du Sud. Les joueuses ont rendez-vous à Spartanburg mardi le 15 avril et disputeront leur premier match contre le Nigeria, vendredi le 18 avril à 19 h. Le deuxième match sera disputé dimanche le 20 avril à 13 h.
Seize des 18 joueuses nommées au sein de l’alignement ont pris part au tournoi de la Coupe d’Algarve il y a quelques semaines. Le défenseur Clare Rustad et le gardien de but Taryn Swiatek s’ajoutent à ce groupe.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association was officially informed by FIFA today that the Draw for the 2003 Women’s World Cup scheduled to be held on May 24 in Wuhan, China has been postponed due to risks posed by the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). No new date for the draw was announced.
FIFA also announced today that the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, originally scheduled for March 26 – April 16 in the United Arab Emirates but postponed due to events in the Middle East, has been rescheduled for November 27 – December 19 in the UAE.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association and the Local Organizing Committee today announced it has already sold 32,000 tickets for the upcoming international friendly between Canada’s Women’s World Cup Team and Mexico on August 31 at 2:00 p.m. at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.
“I am very proud and pleased to announce that through our partnership with the Local Soccer Districts in Alberta and the Alberta Soccer Association, 32,000 tickets for this game have already been sold,” said CSA President Andy Sharpe during the media conference.
Ottawa, Ontario – L’Association canadienne de soccer et le comité organisateur hôte ont annoncé aujourd’hui qu’ils ont déjà vendu 32 000 billets pour le match amical international du 31 août contre le Mexique, au stade Commonwealth d’Edmonton. Le coup d’envoi est prévu pour 14 h 00.
« Je suis très fier d’annoncer qu’en raison de notre partenariat avec les instances du soccer local et régional en Alberta et avec l’Association de soccer de l’Alberta nous avons vendu 32 000 billets pour cette rencontre, » a déclaré Andy Sharpe, président de l’ACS en conférence de presse.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association today announced tickets for the upcoming women’s international friendly between Canada and England on May 22nd at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa will go on sale today at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) through Ticketmaster outlets.
Tickets are priced at $12.00 and $18.00 plus handling and convenience charges and will be available at all Ticketmaster ticket centers, the Ottawa Ticketmaster charge-by-phone centre at (613) 755-1166, and on the Ticketmaster website (www.ticketmaster.ca).
