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Ottawa Fury FC’s longest-serving member, Carl Haworth, will once again wear the captain’s armband.

Less than a week out from the 2019 USL Championship season kickoff, Fury FC made the announcement Monday.

Haworth was the club’s first-ever Canadian signing in 2013 and has since featured in 125 matches for Fury FC, scoring 16 goals and providing 15 assists.

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“A leader to me is somebody who’s doing the right things in every walk of life,” said Haworth. “Doing the right things on and off the field at all time, regardless of if anyone is watching. Integrity is a big thing for me: I want to be the guy that leads by example and hopefully guys will pick up on that sort of stuff throughout the year and it will translate to the whole squad.”

“I always expect to see 11 captains on the field, seven on the bench, and more in the stands. We all have to be captains for the club to be successful,” said Fury FC coach Nikola Popovic. “The one that wears the armband is a symbol of the club’s identity, he holds the flag of our culture, of what we believe, but a winning team needs to have a full group of captains.”

Fury FC wrapped up its pre-season camp Saturday and now shifts its focus to its season-opener this Saturday as the club travels to Charleston to face the Battery (7:30 p.m.). After two matches on the road, Fury FC will return to TD Place April 6 to host Nashville SC.

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