Running back Michel ‘Junior’ Konate from Denmark and defensive lineman Leo Krafft from Norway are coming to Canada.
Both players had strong enough performances at the international combine in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday to earn invites to the CFL combine set for March 26-28 in Toronto.
The pair were among 10 players who took part in the combine conducted in association with the Danish Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund (DAFF) and the Norwegian Amerikansk Fotball Norge (AFN).
The full list of players invited will be released after combines in Brazil and Mexico in March.
The following players have been invited to the combine to date.
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GLOBAL PLAYERS INVITED TO THE CFL COMBINE
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Name
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Position
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Country
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League
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Aguemon, Jason
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RB
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France
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LEFA (France)
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Anderson, Tony
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DB
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France
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NAIA
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Billy, Bryan
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DB
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France
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LEFA (France)
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Breidenbach, Sven
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OL
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Germany
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GFL (Germany)
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Dalle Piagge, Lorenzo
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DL
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Italy
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IFL (Italy)
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Engstrom, Malcolm
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DL
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Sweden
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Superserien (Sweden)
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Illetschko, Dustin
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LB
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Austria
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GFL (Germany)
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Izinyon, David
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LB
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Great Britain
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GFL2 (Germany)
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James, William
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DB
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Sweden
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GFL (Germany)
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Kensy, Marius
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LB
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Germany
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GFL (Germany)
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Konate, Michel ‘Junior’
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RB
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Denmark
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Nationalliga (Denmark)
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Krafft, Leo
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DL
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Norway
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NAIF (Norway)
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Kyei, Micky
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WR
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Finland
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GFL (Germany)
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Lee, Taku
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RB
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Japan
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X-League (Japan)
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Liesen, Niklas
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LB
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Germany
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GFL (Germany)
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Machino, Tomoya
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OL
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Japan
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KCAFL (Japan)
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Madin Cerezo, Jean-Claude
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WR
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Spain
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GFL2 (Germany)
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Mahoungou, Anthony
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WR
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France
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GFL (Germany)
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Mbeleg-Toonga, Glen
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RB
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Great Britain
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GFL (Germany)
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Milanovic, Aleksandar
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OL
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Austria
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AFL (Austria)
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Ohmi, Yoshihito
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WR
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Japan
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X-League (Japan)
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Posunko, Oleksandr
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DB
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Ukraine
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GFL2 (Germany)
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Rodney, Justin
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RB
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Germany
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GFL (Germany)
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Sagne, Sebastien
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WR
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Finland
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GFL (Germany)
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Takaya, Ryota
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DL
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Japan
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X-League (Japan)
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Yamagishi, Akio
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LB
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Japan
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X-League (Japan)
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CFL GLOBAL COMBINE SCHEDULE
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Date
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Location
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March 7
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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March 15
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Mexico City, Mexico
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During the 2019 season, CFL rosters featured one designated ‘global player’ from outside the U.S. and Canada on each team’s active roster and as many as two more on their practice rosters.
In 2020, the number of global players per team will increase to two on the active roster and up to three on the practice roster, with as many as 45 global players competing in the league.
