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Sporting KC adds Swope Park Rangers midfielder Ualefi to Champions League squad

Sporting Kansas City has signed 22-year-old midfielder Ualefi on a short-term loan from the Swope Park Rangers ahead of tonight’s Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League match at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CT at BC Place with a live stream on CONCACAF's official Facebook page.

Ualefi joins Rangers teammates Amer Didic and Tyler Pasher on Sporting Kansas City's CONCACAF Champions League roster. The Brazilian will be available for selection tonight and for the remainder of the 2016-17 group stage. Per league rules, MLS clubs can sign players from their USL affiliate to Short Term Agreements (up to four-day contracts) for CONCACAF Champions League, U.