Canada Soccer have announced that Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO MLS Academy players Sahil Deo and Yuma Tsuji are among the 22 players who will represent Canada Soccer's Men's U-17 National Team ahead of their upcoming November camp. Deo and Tsuji are both on the Whitecaps FC BMO U-18 MLS Academy team.
Canada are set to travel down to Costa Rica for a two-game friendly set against Costa Rica and Mexico. Canada will play Costa Rica on 15 November and Mexico on 18 November in San José, Costa Rica.
“While our time together is brief, it will be an intense and purposeful window of preparation. Two highly competitive matches will allow us to build a strong foundation with the players before the World Cup Qualifiers in February. I’m looking forward to working with this group of players and building toward success.” - Mike Vitulano, Men’s U-17 National Team Head Coach and Men’s Regional Excel Director
CANM17 have recently been drawn in Group A for the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Men’s Qualifiers alongside Bermuda, Curacao, Anguilla, and Turks and Caicos Islands. The new Qualifiers consist of a single round, in which the participating teams are split into eight groups. Each team will play against each group opponent once, with the eight group winners qualifying for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Matches will be divided across six venues with Bermuda hosting the Group A matches and are set to be played in Bermuda, from February 7-16 2025.
FIFA announced earlier this year that the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ will be expanded to 48 teams and take place on an annual basis between 2025 and 2029. Qatar have been awarded hosting duties for the men's premier U-17 tournament. Canada have qualified for four of the last six editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup™.
CANADA
1 – Kantorowicz, Dominic // Toronto FC
2 – Deo, Sahil // Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
3 – Archange, Moise Clovis // Orlando City U17
4 - Judelson, Dylan // Orlando City U17
5 - Roche, Elijah // Toronto FC
6 - Kozlovskiy, Sergei // CF Montréal Academy
7 - Jimoh, Shola // York United FC
8 - Khan, Kevin // Feyenoord U17
9 - Evans, Aidan // Fulham FC U18
10 - Tortola, Isaac // Columbus Crew Academy
11 - Ali-Gayapersad, Andre // CF Damm Youth
12 - Jupa-Williams, Kai // FK Teplice U17
13 - Chukwu, Richard // Toronto FC
14 - Fortier, Timothy // Toronto FC
15 - Nteziryayo, Josh-Duc // CF Montréal Academy
16 - Kapor, Stefan // Toronto FC
17 - Sadek, Aghilas // CF Montréal Academy
18 - Beimers, Milo // Glentoran FC
19 - Aiyenero, Marius // Los Angeles FC 2
20 - Tsuji, Yuma // Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy
21 - Daniels, William // Leicester City Youth
22 - Graham-Roache, Owen // CF Montréal
