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17 ex-L1O players named to Canada’s provisional Olympic roster

By League1 Ontario, 02/28/20, 4:30PM EST

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Former League1 Ontario players have featured heavily in Canada’s Olympic qualifying provisional roster for the 2020 Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Mexico later this month.

A total of 17 former L1O talents made the 50-man under-23s list, highlighted by 12 former Toronto FC Academy players including Liam Fraser, Noble Okello, Jayden Nelson, Jacob Shaffelburg, and Julian Dunn.

Ryan Raposo, former Vaughan Azzurri attacker and fourth overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, also made the shortlist, which will be pared down to 20 players a week before the tournament.

The under-23s side will open the group against El Salvador on Saturday, March 21 before games against Haiti and Honduras.

Here are the 17 former L1O players selected:

GK Dayne St. Clair | Minnesota United FC | Vaughan Azzurri 
CB Robert Boskovic | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC III
CB Julian Dunn | Toronto FC | Toronto FC III
CB Kamal Miller | Orlando City SC | Vaughan Azzurri 
CB Rocco Romeo | Toronto FC | Toronto FC III
FB Gabriel Boakye | FC Köln II | Toronto FC III
FB Marcus Godinho | FSV Zwickau | Toronto FC III
FB Terique Mohammed | Toronto FC II | Toronto FC III
M Tristan Borges | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Sigma FC
M Aidan Daniels | Colorado Switchbacks FC | Toronto FC III
M Liam Fraser | Toronto FC | Toronto FC III
M Noble Okello | Toronto FC | Toronto FC III
M Ryan Raposo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vaughan Azzurri 
F Tajon Buchanan | New England Revolution | Sigma FC
F Malik Johnson | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Toronto FC III
F Jayden Nelson | Toronto FC | Toronto FC III
F Jacob Shaffelburg | Toronto FC | Toronto FC III