July 2, 2024

      MONTRÉAL – CF Montréal announced Thursday it has parted ways with head coach Hernán Losada, effective immediately.  Following the assessment of the season, it was determined this decision is in the Club’s best interest for 2024 and beyond. Assistant coach Sebastián Setti has also been relieved of his duties. The Club wishes to thank both Hernán and Sebastián for their contributions over the past year. The selection process for CF Montréal’s next head coach for the 2024 season is actively underway.

            Courtois, 45, had served as manager of the Columbus Crew’s MLS Next Pro side, Columbus Crew 2, leading them to a championship in 2022 and this past season’s final. He also has academy coaching experience at both Columbus and boyhood club Lyon.

            As a player, the Lyon native had a 17-year pro career with stops in Ligue 1 with Toulouse, the Premier League with West Ham and La Liga with Levante. A midfielder, Courtois also spent three seasons in MLS with Chivas USA and the LA Galaxy. Former Vancouver Whitecaps defender and current Charlotte FC assistant manager Pa-Modou Kah was a finalist for the job, Bogert notes. Courtois becomes the club’s seventh manager since 2017.

           The five players currently play for the CF Montréal Academy Women’s Program, cofounded by BMO, in the semi-professional provincial league Ligue1 Québec. They all took part last August in the U17 Women’s Concacaf qualifier where Canada won a spot for the Concacaf Championship next February in Mexico.

        Cissé is a 15-year-old goalkeeper from CS Longueuil. Nourani, a 16-year-old fullback, was trained at Royal Sélect de Beauport. 16-year-old Perreault (Celtix du Haut-Richelieu), Tarasco (CS Les Étoiles de l’Est) and Van Doesburg (Lakeshore SC) all play as midfielders.

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