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Akindele headlines Canada squad for World Cup qualifiers

The Canadians named their 23-man roster ahead of two World Cup qualification matches versus Dominica.

Benito Floro's 23-man Canada squad for a pair of World Cup qualifiers later this month features very few surprises except for one: the inclusion of FC Dallas attacker Tesho Akindele.

Born in Calgary but raised in Colorado, Akindele is eligible for Canada and the United States, and he infamously snubbed a Canadian call late last year in favor of attending an American national team camp. It had appeared that the 2014 MLS Rookie of the Year had made his decision on his international playing career, but earlier this year Floro said Akindele was "99.