Canada has named a 24-player roster for the upcoming Men's International Friendly match against African runners-up Ghana on Oct. 13. The roster features a blend of experience and new faces as Canada continues preparations for November's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Vancouver.

Two high-profile Ontario-born players have confirmed their intent to play for the Canadian Men's National team at an upcoming friendly.

David "Junior" Hoilett, who hails from Brampton and Fraser Aird, who is from Toronto, will soon make their debuts for Canada. 

Other debutants are Marco Bustos and Wandrille Lefèvre, while returning for the first time in 2015 are Manuel Aparicio, Lucas Cavallini, Jordan Hamilton, Kianz Froese, and Simon Thomas.

"It is always important to provide an opportunity to new players to be integrated into the team from a tactical and social point of view," said Canada's head coach Benito Floro. "To be part of future camps and our journey to Russia 2018, it was essential we brought them into our program this month for the Ghana match."

By the final CONCACAF round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2017, the typical national squad may feature 40 players. With the new faces this month, Benito Floro has picked 53 active players for national camps in 2015. From that group, 35 of Floro's picks are 26 years or younger (born 1989 or later).

"Things are progressing well on all fronts and we now look forward to our next challenges," said Floro. "We will continue to focus on our key objectives and the required performance standards for the team moving into the next stage of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers."

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