The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association will be hosts to two high powered football officials from FIFA and CONCACAF this week as the local governing body plans to promote the development of the local game.
Veron Mosengo-Omba, FIFA’s Director of Member Associations and Development and Hugo Salcedo, CONCACAF’s Director of Development will be the featured guests at the TTFA’s launch of its National Elite Youth Development Programme which takes place at the Hilton Hotel in Port of Spain on Friday evening.
Both Mosengo-Omba and Salcedo will also partake in meetings with TTFA President David John-Williams and other TTFA officials to discuss various initiatives pertaining to the youth development programme and the overall development of local football.
Mosengo-Omba, has also served as Secretary to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee as well as Legal Counsel, UEFA Disciplinary Service.
Salcedo has held many positions in FIFA, the United States Soccer Federation and the MLS. He is also a former US National Olympic Football team member. Salcedo has in the past also served as FIFA Development Officer for the region of CONCACAF with the task of supervising and helping member associations as they implemented FIFA Goal programmes, as well as noting trends that emerged in their respective areas. He has also served as a FIFA General coordinator for several of its international competitions.