A grievance was filed towards Canada on the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, alleging the Canadian ladies’s group had used a drone to look at a rival nation’s coaching session.
CONCACAF confirmed the grievance was made towards Canada by a rival federation, however mentioned nothing got here of it.
The federation in query, believed to be Panama, made the allegation after seeing a drone at coaching that didn’t belong to them.
“They suspected it was Canada,” mentioned a CONCACAF spokesman.
Canada Soccer denied any involvement when contacted by CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America in addition to the Caribbean.
Given the shortage of proof, the grievance didn’t make it to CONCACAF’s disciplinary committee.
The Canadian ladies beat Panama 1-0 in group play — on July 8, 2022 — and ultimately completed runner-up to the U.S. on the eight-team match, which served as a World Cup qualifier.
Canada, which misplaced 1-0 within the closing in Monterrey, received the match’s Truthful Play Award.
