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Vancouver Whitecaps and midfielder J.C. Ngando mutually part ways

Vancouver Whitecaps FC and midfielder J.C. Ngando have mutually agreed to terminate their contract.

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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC and midfielder J.C. Ngando have mutually agreed to part ways as of Thursday, September 3, 2026. [1] New Mexico United is scheduled to play against Las Vegas Lights FC on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 8:10 p.m. UTC. [2] The match will take place at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [3] The Vancouver Whitecaps FC stated that J.C. Ngando had cleared waivers to leave the club. [4] Organizers expect the crowd for the season opener to come close to 30,000 fans. [5] Ryan Berryman, the first-year Athletic Director at the University of New Mexico, stated that he is grateful for the high expectations inherited by the Lobo sports program. [6] J.C. Ngando, a 26-year-old Cameroonian midfielder, was selected fifth overall by the Whitecaps FC in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. [7] Ngando started 30 of his 38 appearances across all competitions for the Whitecaps FC, recording three goals and seven assists. [8]
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  1. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC and midfielder J.C. Ngando have mutually agreed to part ways as of Thursday, September 3, 2026. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. New Mexico United is scheduled to play against Las Vegas Lights FC on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 8:10 p.m. UTC. · Yahoo! Sports
  3. The match will take place at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. · Yahoo! Sports
  4. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC stated that J.C. Ngando had cleared waivers to leave the club. · Winnipeg Free Press
  5. Organizers expect the crowd for the season opener to come close to 30,000 fans. · Yahoo! Sports
  6. Ryan Berryman, the first-year Athletic Director at the University of New Mexico, stated that he is grateful for the high expectations inherited by the Lobo sports program. · Yahoo! Sports
  7. J.C. Ngando, a 26-year-old Cameroonian midfielder, was selected fifth overall by the Whitecaps FC in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. · Winnipeg Free Press
  8. Ngando started 30 of his 38 appearances across all competitions for the Whitecaps FC, recording three goals and seven assists. · Winnipeg Free Press
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