Photo Credit: André Ringuette/Freestyle Photography
Ottawa, Ontario. Our Nation’s Capital and a hot spot for football. The success of the Redblacks these past few years and the Annual Panda Game shows us how popular football has become in this city.
24,893 for REDBLACKS/Sask on Friday. 24,420 for Carleton/Ottawa Saturday. 49,313 total. Football town. pic.twitter.com/j59ktM0m4v
— AJ Jakubec (@AJonSports) September 30, 2017
The Panda game, which features Carleton University vs. the University of Ottawa, has sold out two years in a row. This tradition saw its return in 2013 after being cancelled in 1998. This past weekend is a prime example of how important this sport is to Ottawa.