This Wednesday, a scandal broke out in women's football Paris 2024which involves the current Olympic champions: the canadian national team.

And the Olympic Committee of the North American country sanctioned an analyst and the assistant coach for spying on New Zealand training with a dronehis next rival in the French capital.

Additionally, in order to “maintain sportsmanship,” coach Bev Priestman decided not to coach the team in its first game of the Olympics.

Following the review of the July 22 drone incident in Saint-Étienne, and after learning of a second drone incident during training in New Zealand on July 19, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has removed the unaccredited analyst from the team. Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Manderto whom Lombardi sent a report.

According to the COC statement, both were sent home immediately and the committee accepted Priestman's decision not to coach the match against New Zealand on July 25.

In addition, staff from Canada, the reigning Olympic champion, will undergo mandatory ethics training.

Coach Bev Priestman has apologised to New Zealand players and staff as well as Canadian footballers. “This does not represent the values ​​that our team defends”assured the DT.

“I am ultimately responsible for the conduct of our program. “Therefore, to underscore our team's commitment to integrity, I have decided to voluntarily step down from the direction of Thursday's game,” Priestman added, explaining his decision.

Canada will face New Zealand this Thursday, July 25, in what will be both teams' debuts at Paris 2024.