Sky Blue FC has a new opponent for the 2017 season.
In a press conference held in Cary, N.C., North Carolina FC announced today it has acquired the rights to the Western New York Flash. The team has been renamed North Carolina Courage, NC Courage for short, and will play at WakeMed Soccer Park in the upcoming 2017 NWSL season. Although news of the Flash’s sale broke last week, neither team confirmed the sale until today.
Steve Malik, North Carolina FC’s owner, announced on December 6, 2016, his intent on securing a NWSL team to the Triangle within three to six months.