The Canadian Soccer Association and Vancouver Whitecaps FC have announced today that Randy Edwini Bonsu, Kyle Porter, and Philippe Davis, will be heading to the desert oasis that is Grande Sports World in Arizona for a National Training Camp.
They will be making the trip as representatives of the Canadian U-23 team that will be holding camp in preparation for the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Coach Tony Fonseca's squad will be in Arizona from the 13th until the 22nd.[PAGE][/PAGE][PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
While neither Porter or R.E.B. have contracts with the Whitecaps first team it would appear that they are still being considered members of the club. One would have to think this bodes well for them sticking with the club at least on a reserve level.
In a bit of a surprising move Caps defender and Canadian Under 20 player of the year winner Ethan Gage was left off the squad.
The Whitecaps are still pretty hush hush on whether or not the team will in fact be going to Grande Sports World as earlier rumours had suggested.
Here's the full roster for the camp-
GK- Adam Janssen | USA / Long Island University | Toronto, ON, CAN
GK- Michal Misiewicz | POL / Polonia Bytom | Calgary, AB, CAN
D- Nana Attakora | CAN / Toronto FC | Toronto, ON, CAN
D- Sean Hart | USA / Schulz Academy | Toronto, ON, CAN
D - Fabrice Lassonde | GER / FC Ingolstadt 04 | Mont-St-Grégoire, QC
D- Eddy Sidra | | Edmonton, AB, CAN
D- Curtis Ushedo | USA / University of Alabama-Birmingham | Mississauga, ON, CAN
M- Kyle Bekker | USA / Boston College | Oakville, ON, CAN
M- Philippe Davies | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Longueuil, QC, CAN
M- Derek Gaudet | | Bayside, NS, CAN
M- Michael Pereira | USA / Providence College | London, ON, CAN
M- Cesar Santamaria | SLV / CD Municipal | Regina, SK, CAN
F- Reda Agourram | CAN / Impact Montréal | Montréal, QC, CAN
F- Randy Edwini-Bonsu | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Edmonton, AB, CAN
F- Sherif El-Masri | SIN / Home United FC | Scarborough, ON, CAN
F- Carl Haworth | CAN / FC London | Barrie, ON, CAN
F- Evan James | USA / University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Mississauga, ON, CAN
F- Kyle Porter | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Mississauga, ON, CAN
F- Dane Roberts | USA / Furman University | Ajax, ON, CAN
F- Babayele Sodade | USA / University of Alabama-Birmingham | Windsor, ON, CAN
Are you as suprised as I am by Ethan Gage's absence? Does R.E.B. deserve the invite after very limited action over the last year?