Canadian men’s, women’s flag football teams punch their ticket to L.A. 2028 Olympics

Canadian men’s, women’s flag football teams punch their ticket to L.A. 2028 Olympics

There’s strong Quebec flavour on both teams. Nine of the 12 players on the men’s team are from the province and on the women’s side, it’s 11 out of 12.

Canada's Flag Football Teams Reach Quarterfinals in World Championships

Canada’s male and female teams have progressed to the quarterfinals of the flag football world championships held in Germany. The men’s team, with a 2-1 record, secured a spot despite a 37-28 loss to Japan. Due to Nigeria’s withdrawal, they were granted a win. Japan’s Take Taniguchi threw five touchdown passes, while Canada’s Michael O’Connor threw three. The men will now face American Samoa in the quarterfinals after American Samoa’s victory ov…