By Canadian Press

CONCACAF confirms 2022 complaint against Canada for alleged drone spying

Jul 26, 2024 | 4:20 PM

A complaint was filed against Canada at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, alleging the Canadian women’s team had used a drone to watch a rival country’s training session.

CONCACAF confirmed the complaint was made against Canada by a rival federation, but said nothing came of it.

The federation in question, believed to be Panama, made the allegation after seeing a drone at training that did not belong to them.

“They suspected it was Canada,” said a CONCACAF spokesman.

Canada Soccer denied any involvement when contacted by CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America as well as the Caribbean.

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Given the lack of evidence, the complaint did not make it to CONCACAF’s disciplinary committee.

The Canadian women beat Panama 1-0 in group play — on July 8, 2022 — and eventually finished runner-up to the U.S. at the eight-team tournament, which served as a World Cup qualifier.

Canada, which lost 1-0 in the final in Monterrey, won the tournament’s Fair Play Award.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 25, 2024

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press