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Fusion welcomes its Technical Director

Fusion welcomes its Technical Director The Fusion continues progressing in the development of soccer in French. Working to optimize its growth, the club is pleased to welcome Job Lilango as the new club’s Technical Director. The new Technical Director, Job Lilango, with Joris Desmares-Decaux, President of Edmonton Fusion FC. A true soccer enthusiast, Job has lived with a ball at his feet. Originally from the République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), he practiced soccer from the age of 3 years with his father, former president of the professional club AS Vital Club based in Kinshasa, RDC. The club won the African Champions League in 1973 and was runner-up in 2014, as well as winning many RDC Championship titles. Job played with high level soccer clubs. “Soccer has always been my passion and my family’s passion,” said the former professional player. By way of Belgium with FC Charleroi, USA with the Columbus Crew SC, as well as with Lackers S-Louis the highest division in Quebec, Job arrived in Edmonton in 2016. “After my career, my goal was to devote myself to training young players and impart some of my knowledge to make their dreams come true. “ At the Fusion, Job brings […]

30. Mar 2019

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A good season for the francophone team

A good first season for the francophone team. Edmonton Fusion FC has a new Francophone COED recreational team. Playing in ESSC, the Fusion did very well in its first season and finished in fourth place. The Fusion family is growing! In addition to the competitive men’s team, weekly meetups, and soccer in French camps, here’s a new program. “It was important for francophones to play in their language or improve their French,” says Joris Desmares-Decaux, president of the Fusion and the team’s captain. “We have many French speaking players in the men’s team as well as the meetups but we play mostly in English. With this new team, we bring a linguistic balance.” A beautiful season for the promotion of French For its first season, the Fusion had a beautiful progression with several players rediscovering soccer. The team finished with four wins, one draw, three losses, and a good 4th place finish. After some challenges in the first games, the players got to know each other better and over time worked well as a team. According to Joris, “playing entirely in French challenges other teams and players. This makes the team unique and ensures an incredible sense of pride. Some […]

16. Dec 2018

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