Toronto FC wingback Jacob Shaffelburg is going home.
Thanks to HFX Wanderers’ 2-0 win Tuesday at Guelph United, the Halifax-based CPL team will host Toronto FC and Shaffelburg, a native of Port Williams, N.S., in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship later this month.
Shaffelburg, who watched the game online with his visiting girlfriend, called it “the coolest thing ever for me.”
Shaffelburg’s hometown is about an hour north of Halifax and he expects a large cheering section for the game, which will be played in the May 24-26 window.
“I haven’t tried to think about it too much.