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Sara Parker, Marc-Antoine Dequoy highlight Canada's flag football
rosters for world championships

   The Canadian Press | Posted: July 23, 2026 5:44 PM | Last
   Updated: July 23

   Event serves as first Olympic qualifying opportunity before
   2028 Games debut

   Image | Sara Parker

   Caption: Canada’s flag football teams will begin their road to
   the 2028 Olympics at the world championships in Dusseldorf,
   Germany from Aug. 13-16 (Football Canada/The Canadian Press)
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   Women's quarterback Sara Parker and men's rusher/cornerback
   Marc-Antoine Dequoy highlight Canada's flag football rosters
   for the upcoming world championships in Germany.
   Football Canada on Thursday announced the rosters for the
   championships, scheduled for Aug. 13-16 in Dusseldorf.
   Parker, who helped Canada to bronze at the 2025 World Games in
   China, won a battle with Elisabeth Ashkar for the women's
   quarterback job.
   Dequoy joins the flag team after a successful CFL career as a
   safety with the Montreal Alouettes that included two league
   all-star nominations and a Grey Cup title in 2023.
   The world championships are the first chance to qualify for the
   2028 Los Angeles Games, where flag football will make its
   Olympic debut.
     * Quarterback Sara Parker looking to add Olympian to
       impressive flag football resume

     * Road to Olympics for Canadian men's flag football team
       makes stop in Winnipeg

   The top two teams outside the United States in each competition
   qualify. Other spots will be decided at the 2027 IFAF
   continental championship and then the Olympic qualifier series
   in 2028.

Rosters:

   Women
     * Mikaelle Azar, defensive back, Montreal
     * Laurence Caron, defensive back, Montreal
     * Lea Duval, rusher, Saint-Lazare, Que.
     * Alexane Fournier, centre/receiver,
       Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
     * Sabrina Gervais (captain), defensive back, Maskinonge, Que.
     * Samantha Hopkins, defensive back, Calgary
     * Rosalie Landry, defensive back, Repentigny, Que.
     * Laura Molimard, centre/receiver, Vaudreuil, Que.
     * Caroline Moquin-Joubert (captain), receiver, Saint-Lambert,
       Que.
     * Frederique Morneau, receiver, Quebec City
     * Sara Parker, quarterback, Greenfield Park, Que.
     * Marianne Quirion, receiver, Sherbrooke, Que.

   Men
     * Antony Auclair (captain), receiver, Quebec City
     * Guillaume Beland (captain), cornerback Montreal
     * Anthony Brisebois, halfback, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.
     * Emile Chenevert, halfback, Quebec City;
     * Marc-Antoine Dequoy, rusher/cornerback, Ile Bizard, Que.
     * James Drysdale, receiver, Terrebonne, Que.
     * Maxym Lavallee (captain), halfback, Quebec City
     * Michael O'Connor, quarterback, Ottawa
     * Daniel Petermann, receiver, Stoney Creek, Ont.
     * Jackson Tachinski, receiver, Winnipeg
     * Francois Rocheleau, receiver, Montreal
     * Philippe Pharand, rusher, Montreal

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