November 4, 2024...Sho and Tell: Teenage phenom Shola Jimoh named to CANMT training camp ahead of Nations League clash (from York United FC website)

Sho and Tell: Teenage phenom Shola Jimoh named to CANMNT training camp ahead of Nations League clash 16-year-old enjoyed spectacular debut season in the Canadian Premier League, scoring four times.

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One of Canada's best young soccer players, York United FC’s 16-year-old wonder kid Olusola ‘Shola’ Jimoh has been named to the Canadian Men’s National Team training camp ahead of the Concacaf Nations League quarter-final against Suriname later this month.

In 2024, Jimoh - a native of Newcastle, UK and raised in Brampton, Ont - enjoyed an incredible debut campaign, making 16 appearances across the regular and postseason, scoring four times and assisting twice. In York’s playoff quarter-final against Atletico Ottawa, Jimoh came off the bench and conjured a last-gasp equalizer to force extra-time and keep The Nine Stripes in the game. Earlier in the campaign, he netted game-winners away to Cavalry FC and at home to Atletico, while he also found the net in the 1-1 home draw with Valour FC.

Jimoh has previously represented Canada at Under-15 level but this is his first time being included in Jesse Marsch’s senior setup.

“I’m honoured and really excited to be a part of it,” Jimoh said.

19 players - including squad veterans like Jonathan Osorio, Richie Laryea and Maxime Crépeau - will take part in CANMNT’s training hub in Toronto before the official camp begins in Fort Lauderdale ahead of the Suriname clash at BMO Field on 19 November.

With the club racking up a collection of individual award nominations and setting 10 new records in 2024, Jimoh's involvement with the Canada senior squad is another reflection of the exciting new chapter for The Nine Stripes.

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