FC Edmonton owner Tom Fath said he is confident that the Canadian Soccer Association’s temporary moratorium on domestic franchises entering U.S.-based leagues won’t affect NASL’s bold expansion plans.
“I am expecting we will see five to eight new teams in the coming years,” Fath said Monday, as FC Edmonton named Harry Sinkgraven its new head coach.
With Ottawa well into its application process for an NASL franchise, and Hamilton regularly being mentioned as a candidate, Canada remains in play for the Division-Two league, even though the CSA placed a 10-month ban on new domestic franchises entering the league.
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