Former Sun Devil back in Phoenix with Team USA for powerchair tourney
6-country format is qualifying event for 2026 World Cup
(Photo by Chris Seto, U.S. Soccer/provided by U.S. Soccer)
Former ASU Sun Devil Jordan Dickey, left, the U.S. Power Soccer National Team’s all-time caps leader, will be back in the Valley next week for the American Powerchair Football Confederation America’s Cup.
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What: American Powerchair Football Confederation America’s Cup
About: Powerchair football tournament that serves as qualifying event for the 2026 Powerchair Football World Cup
When: Nov. 16-19
Where: Ability 360, 5031 E. Washington St., Phoenix
The roster is set for the group the U.S. Power Soccer National Team hopes to ride to the 2026 World Cup, and there’s a familiar face ASU Sun Devil fans can watch in person at next week’s qualifying tournament in Phoenix.
U.S. Power Soccer National Team head coach Tracy Mayer on Monday named his final eight-player roster for the American Powerchair Football Confederation America’s Cup, which takes place Nov. 16-19 at Ability 360.
The roster features five members of the 2023 World Cup squad, including captain and two-time U.S. Soccer Power Soccer Player of the Year Riley Johnson (Saint Cloud, Minnesota), the Power NT’s all-time caps leader Jordan Dickey (Pendleton, Indiana), as well as veteran players Nathan Mayer (Monticello, Minnesota), Lexi Heer (Fishers, Indiana) and Pete Winslow (Woodbury, Minnesota).
Dickey attended ASU from 2011 to 2015 where the business management major also competed for the Arizona State University Power Soccer Team.
He earned the bronze medal at the 2023 World Cup.
Power soccer is designed for athletes in power chairs where four team members, including a goalie, can be on the court while the game is played. Players have a metal or plastic guard on the bottom of their wheelchairs, around their feet, that allows them to pass the ball between players or into the goal.
ASU’s school newspaper, The State Press, in a 2013 report caught up with Dickey, who has now been playing the sport for more than 20 years.
“I was very shy when I was younger,” Dickey told The State Press that year of his introduction to the sport. “But my mom made me try (power soccer), and I have loved it ever since the first day.”
The U.S. Power Soccer National Team has competed independently since 2007, and officially joined U.S. Soccer’s Extended National Team program in 2022. Power Soccer is the first competitive team sport developed specifically for powerchair users.
The co-ed Power Soccer National Team is for athletes who can qualify through a variety of conditions, including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Arthrogryposis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Cerebral Palsy.
“We are proud to compete in the America’s Cup on home soil and excited to host the five other nations,” Mayer shared in a press release. “The team is prepared, focused and ready for the task at hand. Our recent friendlies in England gave us insights and reaffirmed the progress we’ve made.”
The America’s Cup will be contested between the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Uruguay in a two-phase format. The Group Stage will see all six nations face each other in a round-robin format between Nov. 16-18, with the top four teams advancing to the Knockout Round on Nov. 19.
There, the No. 1-ranked team will face No. 4 and No. 2 will take on No. 3 in the semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final later in the day and losers playing for third place.
The American Powerchair Football Confederation is allocated three total spots in the 2026 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup, but as hosts, Argentina has already received one of those places, meaning the third-place match could also serve as a World Cup qualifying playoff if Argentina advances to the final.
If you or someone you know qualifies for the Power Soccer National Team (co-ed), email ExtendedNT@ussoccer.org for more information on potential playing opportunities.
U.S. Power Soccer National Team Roster (USPSA Club; Hometown; Caps/Goals):
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