The B.C. under-19 men’s soccer team won gold Friday at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax.
in Halifax, with a team comprisingoteens from communities across the province: Vancouver, Sechelt, Campbell River, Kingcome Inlet, Cowichan, Port Hardy, Alert Bay and more.The championship final needed to be relocated to an indoor field at the last minute, after Environment Canada issued an alert about a heavy rainstorm and possible flash floods in the Halifax area.
Richard Palmer Thomas from the Musqueam First Nation is the youngest member of the B.C. under-19 men’s soccer team that won gold at the North American Indigenous Games. Submitted photo: Courtesy of NAIG 2023“I’m just super-pumped,” Palmer Thomas said Friday, moments after his team was awarded their medals. “I’m proud of where I came from and I’m proud that I won it for my nation, Musqueam.”
After the final, assistant coach Terrence Pierre said: “I’m super-proud of our boys, for everything they’ve done, all the sacrificing and all the time that parents put in to support them. I’m just at a loss for words for how proud I am of these guys.” Felix himself followed Team B.C.’s progress in the tournament, and called them “well organized” with some “very talented” players.
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