Edwini-Bonsu sacrificed men’s senior team call-up so he could play for U-23s 19 Mar 2012 Canadian striker Randy Edwini-Bonsu had to do some wheeling and dealing with his German club in order to get clearance to play for Canada’s U-23 team in the upcoming Olympic qualifiers, which begin Thursday in Nashville.
Occean scores twice as SpVgg Greuther Furth remains atop Bundesliga 2 17 Mar 2012 Olivier Occean scored twice Saturday to help his Bundesliga 2. side, SpVgg Greuther Furth, overcome TSV 1860 Munich 4-1.
Canadian Player of the month Occean scores again in Germany 3 Mar 2012 Olivier Occean celebrated being named Canadian Player of the Month by helping SpVgg Greuther Furth pad its lead atop the Bundesliga 2.
Hart claws and scratches with clubs so he can put together small 17-player Canadian roster 23 Feb 2012 When the Canadian men’s national team faces Armenia next Wednesday in Cyprus, it will bring a squad of just 17 players. Meanwhile, the Armenians will bring 31 players.
Occean continues red-hot form as his German club wins statement game 12 Feb 2012 Just days after his highlight-reel goal was the difference in a German Cup win over TSV Hoffenheim, Occean led his SpVgg Greuther Furth team back to the top of the Bundesliga 2. table with a 5-1 thrashing of SC Paderborn.
Occean can’t stop scoring — for Canada and in Germany 10 Oct 2011 “It feels great, always felt that I could contribute a lot to the national side and here I am and I hope against Puerto Rico I’ll show again that I deserve to be here,” said Occean Sunday.
Di Chiara, Morgan get their first national team call-ups 29 Sep 2011 Joseph Di Chiara and Ashtone Morgan will both get their chances to earn their first-ever caps for the Canadian national team. The inclusion of the two youngsters highlights six changes made to the Canadian roster by national men’s team coach Stephen Hart ahead of World Cup qualifiers Oct. 7 in St. Lucia and Oct. 11 against Puerto Rico at Toronto’s BMO Field.
Occean out, Haber in as Hart forced to change Canada’s lineup 27 Aug 2011 Injuries have already forced national-team coach Stephen Hart to make three changes to the roster ahead of Canada’s first two World Cup qualifiers.
Hart sticks with veterans for Canada’s first two World Cup qualifiers 25 Aug 2011 Sixteen of the 19 players named to the roster were part of the team at the Gold Cup. The most surprising addition? Canadian player of the year Atiba Hutchinson, who is just coming back from meniscus surgery — and who Hart had indicated last month would likely not get the call for the first couple of World Cup qualifiers.
Occean making his case for Canadian national-team recall 21 Aug 2011 At the Gold Cup, Canada’s strikers were the national team’s weakest links. So, with the start of World Cup qualifying just weeks away, can national coach Stephen Hart afford not to call Olivier Occean into the squad?
