the call for the microcycle from Honduras Under-23 pre-Olympic selection take as a surprise the inclusion of the player of the Querétaro of Mexico, Joshua Canals, Who had left his future unfinished in the ‘H‘By having a dual nationality.
channels, 20 years old, played with Honduras in the U-17 World Cup in India in 2017 and played for several years in the reserves of the Olympics and later it left with inconveniences of country did Costa Rica, place where nation, but that thanks to its father catracho owns the Honduran nationality.
Joshua Canals: “I left Honduras sad and hurt”
Recently the player’s statements about which nation he would play with were made present and all indications were that he would be inclined to tica selection because most of his family is from there and more to confess than his childhood idol was Walter Rye and his favorite club is the Saprissa, But channels he analyzed the opportunities and considers Honduras to be the best in his career.
“I feel happy for the decision I made, I think it’s a very good choice and I’m excited to play. It was a complicated decision as my parents were more inclined to Costa Rica“But in the end I was the one who decided and they supported me,” Joshua said in a statement with TEN before taking the flight from Mexico that takes him to San Pedro Sula to join the scheduled microcyclic from February 18 to 26 in Siguatepeque.
channels was dissatisfied as he considers the statements made to Honduran media after his debut in the Honduran media MX League they were distorted and turned a lot of people against him.
“I finally grew up in Honduras, I have very fond memories of the youth processes I went through with the National Team, so I would like to give joy to all the people I know and give them back to the country for I never said I wanted to play for Costa Rica, I just commented that my family was sentimentally involved here, they cut my words in. I would love to play for both teams, it’s something I still haven’t I decide, ”he said channels who while not debuting in the senior selection, retains the option to continue.
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Joshua he mentioned that he had contact with the two federations, but that his choice had no influence on this. “I had a call from a Costa Rican national team leader, but that was all, the prof coit he also communicated with me constantly, but that’s not the real reason I chose this. It was a very difficult decision where even my parents ’feelings were involved, the truth is I am here now and I will try to give my best to achieve the goal of qualifying for the Olympics,” he closed channels.
FENAFUTH achieved the goal
The secretary of the Fenafuth, José Ernesto Mejía, Commented at a press conference that the return of Joshua Canals in the selection is completely the merit of the coach Fabián Coito.
“We were aware of the situation, the key factor was Professor Coit who explained to him how the atmosphere was, the credit needs to be given to him,” he said.
channels arrives in Honduras this Thursday and will join the training sessions with the national team on Friday morning. “We have talked to him, the whole operational part of FENAFUTH has had contact with the issue of airline tickets. We are happy that he is a player who will come to win the place,” he concluded Mejia.