World Sport News

Great honour for coach Gordon Herbert from Frankfurt Skyliner: In the upcoming qualification window for the 2019 World Cup in China at the end of February, the Canadian will coach his home country’s national team for two matches.

However, there are no plans for a further commitment during the summer, as the Skyliners announced on Wednesday.

On the 22nd. In February, the Canadian team under Herbert will play against the Virgin Islands, three days later they will play against the Bahamas. Both matches will take place in the capital of the Bahamas, Nassau.

“It is a great honor to represent his country. I was assistant coach of the Canadian national team in the early 2000s, played as a player for Canada at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and at the 1986 World Championships in Spain,”said the 58-year-old:” Representing my country as head coach in an international competition is a great opportunity.