Canadian defenders Kwame Awuah, Dominic Samuel return to Forge FC for 2021 season
Forge FC s Kwame Awuah, right, kicks the ball as Cavalry FC s Nico Pasquotti looks on during Canadian Premier League soccer finals action in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Canadian defenders Awuah and Dominic Samuel will be back with CPL champion Forge FC for the 2021 season.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh February 02, 2021 - 9:06 AM
HAMILTON - Canadian defenders Kwame Awuah and Dominic Samuel will be back with Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC for the 2021 season.
The Hamilton-based team picked up contract options on both players.
In other Canadian Premier League news Tuesday, York United FC has sent newly signed defender Dominick Zator to Sweden s Vasalunds IF on a short-term loan.
I think Dom is a phenomenal addition to the roster and we are delighted to welcome him to the club, York president and GM Angus McNab said in a statement. He’s really been a standout performer in the league and I honestly feel we are all very fortunate that he’s chosen to continue his career here at York United.
Zator joins newcomers Chrisnovic N sa and Ryan Lindsay at York, which lost former captain Luca Gasparotto to retirement after last season.
Zator was called up by Canadian coach John Herdman in November 2019 but did not see action.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 1, 2021
In a Bit of a Bikel: A Look at the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Defence
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By most measures the Vancouver Whitecaps had one of the the worst defences in a very weird 2020 MLS season. They were last in the league expected goals against, 4th from bottom in actual goals against, and last in shots conceded. But in all of their post season interviews Axel Schuster and Marc Dos Santos have both stressed the need for attacking solutions. Naturally this has lead to some concern that they aren’t strengthening their defence. So let’s look at that defence and examine just how big of a problem it is.