Image Credit: Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest FC
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops International Cup will be making its return this summer, as Kamloops United (KUFC) prepares to host two more English teams in the Tournament Capital.
KUFC will be hosting Arsenal’s U21 women’s team and Nottingham Forest’s U21 men’s teams between July 25 and Aug. 4. Both teams will compete in three exhibition matches against Canadian semi-pro and professional teams, though match dates and opponents have not yet been made public.
“Arsenal and Nottingham Forest represent excellence. Hosting these English Premier League clubs is a celebration of everything we believe in — being best in class, development first, and above all, courage,” Dino Bernardo, the President of the KUFC Board said in a statement.
The Arsenal women’s team comes to Kamloops fresh off a title-winning season in the FA WSL Academy Southern Division, while the Nottingham Forest’s U21 men finished 15th in the 26-team English Premier League 2, formerly the U21 Premier League.