Canada girls’s supervisor Beverly Priestman is not going to take cost of her aspect’s Olympics opener in opposition to New Zealand after two members of her backroom workers had been despatched residence for allegedly flying a drone over the Kiwis’ crew coaching session.

Priestman, 38, has “voluntarily withdrawn” from Thursday’s match in St Etienne after the New Zealand Olympic Committee reported {that a} drone had been flown over their coaching session on Monday.

Jasmine Mander, Priestman’s assistant, has been despatched residence together with “unaccredited analyst” Joseph Lombardi.

The Canadian Olympic Committee say a scouting report filed by Lombardi was despatched to Mander.

Priestman says she takes accountability for the actions of her colleagues.

“I at the beginning need to apologise to the gamers and workers at New Zealand Soccer and to the gamers on Workforce Canada. This doesn’t symbolize the values that our crew stands for,” Priestman mentioned.

“I’m finally chargeable for conduct in our program.”

The COC confirmed on Wednesday {that a} “non-accredited member of the Canada Soccer assist crew” was detained by authorities.

“The Canadian Olympic Committee stands for honest play and we’re shocked and upset,” it added in a press release., exterior

“We provide our heartfelt apologies to New Zealand Soccer, to all of the gamers affected, and to the New Zealand Olympic Committee.”

The NZOC mentioned it has “formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has requested Canada for a full evaluation”.

“The NZOC and New Zealand Soccer are dedicated to upholding the integrity and equity of the Olympic Video games and are deeply shocked and upset by this incident.”