ce has changed significantly now with Ugbo part of the squad
Little things that we see in England – when there is a World Cup near you know there is a World Cup coming around – that didn’t happen’.
World Cup-bound Ike Ugbo played for
Chelsea’s academy after moving to England aged nine
Canada’s profile and prominence has
changed significantly no
timesofamerica.info w with Ugbo part of the squad under English coach John
Herdman and that includes Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies and Lille’s Jonatan
David who have put the country on the international football map again.
In March, Canada made history by
qualifying for this year’s World Cup, their first since 1986, and Ugbo, 23,
said: ‘When I went back
timevinger.org over and we qualified, and even before the
qualification, you could see little things like adverts in the newspapers, us
being invited to events like basketball games.
‘It just shows that the country is
really behin
tincona.com d the team and supporting what we are doing.’
Ugbo, a former England youngster who
briefly declared for Nigeria before deciding his international future lay with
Canada, added: ‘Once we qualified against Jamaica, you could see the tears in
players’ eyes. People were on the ground crying.
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