Football Canada finalizes U19 national team roster in preparation for 2016 International Bowl

by footballcanada

Canada’s U19 national team face US on Jan. 31 at AT&T Stadium in Texas

 Photo credit: USA Football / Ron Jenkins

Football Canada has added LUKAS BRENNAN, SAMUEL MARANDA-BIZEAU and AMEN OGBONGBEMIGA to Canada’s U19 national team roster in preparation for their 2016 International Bowl game against the U.S. national team on January 31 in Arlington, Texas.

Games will take place at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and are a collaboration of the sport’s national governing bodies in each country – USA Football and Football Canada – featuring top student-athletes in football’s greatest annual international competition.

Niagara Spears product and current Guelph Gryphon defensive lineman LUKAS BRENNAN represented Ontario at the 2014 Football Canada Cup in Saskatoon, helping the province to a national championship.

Notre-Dame-de-Foy defensive tackle SAMUEL MARANDA-BIZEAU was named a division 1 collégial all-star this past season, recording 36.5 total tackles, 7 quarterback sacks and 13 tackles for loss.

One of the top ranked Canadians in the 2016 recruiting class, AMEN OGBONGBEMIGA is a 3-star linebacker from Calgary’s Notre Dame High School who is verbally committed to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Canada’s U19 national team will be coached at the International Bowl by the Junior National Team coaching staff for a second consecutive year.

Canada’s under-18 national team will also be taking part in the 2016 International Bowl with games on January 31 against the U.S. U19 Selects followed by the U.S. U18 national team on February 3. Canada’s under-18 national team was selected from participants of the 2015 under-18 national tackle football championship, the Football Canada Cup, which took place July 13-19, in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.

Canada’s U18 and U19 national team programs represent a pool of identified players in preparation for the 2016 worlds. Based on player’s performances at this year’s International Bowl, a roster of 45 players will be selected to represent their country at the 2016 IFAF U19 World Championship in China.

The International Bowl, held to coincide with NCAA’s National Signing Day, was established in 2010 as an annual Team USA versus the World game until it transitioned into its current format in 2014.

More information is available at www.footballcanada.com or www.InternationalBowl.com.

Canada’s U19 national team, 2016 International Bowl

Name / Nom Pos.

Team in 2015 – Commitment /

Équipe en 2015 – engagement

Hometown / Ville natale
Lukas Brennan DE/AD Guelph St. Catharines, Ont.
Samuel Maranda-Bizeau DT/PD Notre-Dame-de-Foy Québec, Qué
Amen Ogbongbemiga LB/SEC Notre Dame (Calgary) – Oklahoma St. (NCAA) Calgary, Alta.
Giordy Belfiore QB/QA Canada Prep – Carleton St. Catharines, Ont. / Vancouver, BC/C.-B.
Dimitri Morand QB/QA Cégep St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Gatineau, Qué.
Jesse Amankwaa RB/DO York Toronto, Ont.
Adam Machart RB/DO Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) Saskatoon, Sask.
Dynell Pierre RB/DO Cégep Vieux Montréal Montréal, Qué.
Julien Bourassa WR/RÉ Cégep Vieux Montréal Laval, Qué.
Colton Hunchak ** WR/RÉ York Calgary, Alta.
Jacob Janke * ** WR/RÉ York Edmonton, Alta.
Nikola Kalinic TE/AR York Etobicoke, Ont.
Chris Osei-Kusi WR/RÉ Queen’s Brampton, Ont.
Jason Price WR/RÉ Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) Saskatoon, Sask.
François Rocheleau * WR/RÉ André-Grasset Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Qué.
Alex Salytchev WR/RÉ The Taft School (CT) Cambridge, Ont.
Drew Desjarlais OL/LO Windsor Belle River, Ont.
Jesse Gibbon OL/LO Waterloo Hamilton, Ont.
Liam Jensen OL/LO Regina Watrous, Sask.
Samuel Lefebvre * OL/LO Cégep Levis-Lauzon – Laval Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Qué.
Pier-Olivier Lestage OL/LO Cégep St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Eustache, Qué.
Philippe Robitaille OL/LO Cégep Levis-Lauzon Montréal, Qué.
Spencer Roy ** OL/LO Calgary Calgary, Alta.
Isyah Obas-Cahuaza OL/LO Vanier Saint-Laurent, Qué.
Zack Williams * OL/LO Manitoba Winnipeg, Man.
Jack Cassar LB/SEC Canada Prep. Mississauga, Ont.
Kean Harelimana * LB/SEC Vanier Laval, Qué.
Lowhya Lako ** LB/SEC Windsor Windsor, Ont.
Cody Peters LB/SEC Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) Saskatoon, Sask.
Deshawn Stevens * LB/SEC Kent School (CT) Toronto, Ont.
Eric Thakurdeen * LB/SEC Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask.
Ben Whiting * LB/SEC Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask.
Nathan Cherry DL/LD Aden Bowman – Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Sask.
Nicholas Dheilly DE/AD Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS Regina, Sask.
Liam Dobson DL/LD Canada Prep. Ottawa, Ont.
Connor Guillet DL/LD Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) Humboldt, Sask.
Skye King DL, OL / LD, LO Calgary Colts (CJFL) – York Calgary, Alta.
Payton Hall * DB/DD Saskatchewan Caronport, Sask.
Elijah Hamilton * DB/DD Guelph Brampton, Ont.
Stavros Katsantonis DB/DD UBC Vancouver, BC/C.-B.
Ted Kubongo DB/DD Notre Dame (Calgary) Calgary, Alta.
Jay Yausie DB/DD Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) Saskatoon, Sask.
Greg Hutchins * K/B N. Mexico St. – transf. UBC Bedford, NS/N.-É.

 

* Alumni of 2015 U18 national team at International Bowl
** Alumni of 2015 U19 national team at International Bowl

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