Zambrano to coach first game for Canada at under-23 tournament in Qatar
After watching from the stands as Canada tied Scotland 1-1 midweek, new coach Octavio Zambrano will be on the sidelines Saturday for a Canadian under-23 team game against Uzbekistan in Doha, Qatar.
In appointing Zambrano as head coach of the Canadian national men’s national team program earlier this month, the Canadian Soccer Association said the 59-year-old from Ecuador will serve as the one voice for the men’s side of the program.
Zambrano will run the senior side but also hold sway over the age-group squads.
Michael Findlay, who has served as interim head coach of the senior side since last September including the tie in Scotland, is also in Qatar as Zambrano’s assistant.