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Photo (Canada Soccer Archives): Gift presented to the Canadian Soccer Association on its 2003 trip to Libya.

THIS DAY IN FOOTBALL: 9 February 2005
\u200bCanada wins 1:0 over Northern Ireland in an away Men’s International Friendly match at Windsor Park in Belfast. Canada plays a man down after Gabriel Gervais is ejected following his second caution in the 22nd minute, but Olivier Occean scores the winner just nine minutes later on a header for his first international goal. Greg Sutton posts the clean sheet.

THIS DAY IN FOOTBALL: 12 February 2003
\u200bCanada wins 4:2 over Libya in an away Men’s International Friendly match in Tripoli. It marks Canada’s second victory over an African nation at the international “A” level, albeit the first on African soil.

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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