Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 Canadian Men’s National Team head coach Frank Yallop today named his 16-player roster for the upcoming international friendly against Northern Ireland in Belfast on February 9. The game will be played at Windsor Park with an 8:00 p.m. local time kickoff.
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\u200b\u0093This is our first international friendly since the Wales game last year and it will be good to get a quality game under our belts,\u0094 said Yallop. \u0093The Gold Cup this summer is an important event for us and this is part of the preparation process as we gear up for the tournament.\u0094
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\u200bEleven of the players selected played in Canada’s 1-0 win over Guatemala on November 17, 2004. Yallop has also chosen defender Marco Reda, who is now playing with Aalborg in Denmark, along with midfielder Mike Klukowski who recently signed with FC Brugge in Belgium.
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\u200bIain Hume and Daniel Imhof return to the squad after missing the Guatemala game while Norwich City midfielder Jim Brennan has also been called in for the first time since the Belize series.
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\u200bLars Hirschfeld, who last week signed with Leicester City of the League Championship and the Montreal Impact’s Greg Sutton are the two keepers chosen.
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\u200bJoining Reda in defence are left back Josh Simpson from Millwall, Kevin McKenna of Hearts, Gabriel Gervais of the Impact and Atiba Hutchinson of Sweden’s Helsingborg.
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\u200bRounding out the midfield is Jaime Peters, fresh off the success of last week’s CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Honduras for the FIFA World Youth Championship, along with Patrice Bernier from Tromso in Norway and Millwall’s Adrian Serioux.
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\u200bUp front, Yallop has also selected Odd Grenland’s Olivier Occean along with Dwayne de Rosario who is currently on trial with FC Aarhus in Denmark.
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\u200bThe squad will gather in Belfast on February 6 and train there for two days before the friendly. The team will then gather in the Algarve on March 20 in preparation for their friendly against Portugal in Barcelos on March 26.
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\u200bCanadian Roster For International Friendly vs Northern Ireland
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\u200bNamet PostClubtDOBtCapstGoals/Shutouts
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\u200b33tLars HirschfeldtGKtLeicester City, League Championshipt10/17/78t17t5
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\u200b1tGreg SuttontGKtMontreal Impact, USL First Divisiont4/19/77t1t1
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\u200b3tGabriel GervaistDtMontreal Impact, USL First Divisiont9/18/76t3t0t
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\u200b13tAtiba HutchinsontMtHelsingborg, Swedish Premiert3/8/83t11t1
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\u200b14tDwayne de RosariotFtAarhus, Danish First Divisiont5/15/78t27t7
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\u200b15tJosh SimpsontDtMillwall, League Championshipt5/15/83t6t0
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\u200b7tJaime PeterstMtIpswich Town, League Championshipt5/4/87t5t0
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\u200b9tOlivier OcceantFtOdd Grenland, Norwegian Premiert10/23/81t7t0
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\u200b10tPatrice BerniertMtTromso, Norwegian Premiert9/23/79t6t0
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\u200b4tKevin McKennatDtHearts, Scottish Premiert1/21/80t25t7
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\u200b12tMike KlukowskitD/MtFC Brugge, Belgian First Divisiont5/27/81t3t0
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\u200b6tAdrian SeriouxtMtMillwall, English League Championshipt5/12/79t2t0
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\u200b8tDaniel ImhoftMtSt. Gallen, Swiss First Divisiont11/22/77t29t0
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\u200b16tIain HumetFtTranmere Rovers, English League Onet10/20/83t10t0
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\u200b11tJim BrennantMtNorwich City, English Premiert5/8/77t34t3
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\u200b5tMarco RedatDtAalborg, Danish First Divisiont6/22/77t0t0
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\u200bStaff
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\u200bAndy SharpettHead of Delegation
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\u200bFrank YallopttHead Coach
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\u200bMark WatsonttAssistant Coach
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\u200bMorgan QuarryttTeam Manager
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\u200bVictor MendesttEquipment Manager
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\u200bKevin WagnerttPhysiotherapist
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\u200bEd JohnsonttDoctor