RIDERS TAKE RECEIVER IN EUROPEAN DRAFT

TORONTO (April 11, 2019) -- With the first pick in the first ever Canadian Football League (CFL)  European Draft, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected France's Valentin Gnahoua.

The one-round draft followed a year that saw agreements signed between the CFL and several European federations, and the participation of 18 European players at the CFL Combine presented by New Era in March.

Nine players were selected from four different countries.

Below are the results from the 2019 CFL European Draft:

Selection	Team	Name	Position	Country
1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Valentin Gnahoua	DL	Le Mans, France
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Thiadric Hansen	LB	Flensburg, Germany
3	Montreal Alouettes	Asnnel Robo	RB	Cayenne, France
4	Edmonton Eskimos	Maxime Rouyer	LB	Troyes, France
5	Toronto Argonauts	Marc Anthony Hor	DL	Mannheim, Germany
6	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Max Zimmermann	REC	Berlin, Germany
7	BC Lions	Benjamin Plu	REC	Le Mans, France
8	Ottawa REDBLACKS	Jordan Bouah	REC	Rome, Italy
9	Calgary Stampeders	Roni Salonen	LB	Vantaa, Finland

Country Breakdown:

4 - France
3 - Germany
1 – Italy and Finland

Positional Breakdown:

3 - Receivers and Linebackers
2 - Defensive Linemen
1 – Running Back

(CFL PR/Lucas Barrett)

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