FC Edmonton announced the signings of five players on Thursday, three of them who have worn FCE colours in the NASL — veteran striker Tomi Ameobi, local midfielder Edem Mortotsi and defender Kareem Moses.

Powley and James are the seventh and eighth players on the FCE roster ahead of the 2019 Canadian Premier League season. Of those eight, seven are Edmontonians.

Greenhouses don’t have as many seedings as the new, improved Canadian Championship will have in 2019.

So, if Valour FC coach Rob Gale wants to immediately put the opposition under pressure, Farago can deliver the kick that basically rams the ball down the centre backs’ throats.

Three former Golden Bears were unveiled Thursday as FC Edmonton signings; Bruno Zebie, Ajay Khabra and Ajeej Sarkaria. All three also spent time under the watchful eye of Eddies coach Jeff Paulus at FCE’s Academy.

Yongchan was unveiled Thursday as FC Edmonton’s first international signing in its Canadian Premier League history.

“I met (co-owner Tom Fath) and shook his hand, I didn’t know I’d ever wear that jersey,” said Edwini-Bonsu, who, along with Allan Zebie, were revealed Thursday as the first signings in the Canadian Premier League history of the Eddies.

The leading scorer in FC Edmonton’s NASL history won’t be with the club when it plays its first Canadian Premier League match next April.

FCE coach Jeff Paulus said he hopes that the team will be able to announce some player signings by the end of November.

The first-ever No. 1 pick in a Canadian Premier League draft is Carleton University’s Gabriel Bitar.