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Now that the National Under 20 Men’s Team has returned home following their participation at the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship in Curacao, team captain Jabari Mitchell took some time out to share his views on some factors in the team’s showing.
Forward Taofik Lucas-Walker made his debut for this country’s national under 20 team at the just concluded Caribbean Championship in Curacao. Lucas-Walker played his part in helping the team secure qualification for the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica next year, despite the team disappointingly losing to Antigua/Barbuda and Bermuda in its final two games.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team advanced to the CONCACAF Final Round of qualification in Costa Rica without kicking a ball on their final day of Group B action in Willemstad on Wednesday.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team had to settle for a fourth place finish in the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship after conceding an 87th minute in a 2-1 loss to Bermuda in Sunday’s third place playoff at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team secured their third victory of the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup qualifying campaign when they hammered St Lucia 4-0 in their second match of Group B in the Caribbean Football Union Final Round at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad on Monday evening.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 footballers will meet Bermuda in the third place match of the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship following their defeat to Antigua and Barbuda 5-4 one penalty kicks in Friday’s semi-final outing in Willemstad.
MLS Scouts as well as recruiters from no fewer than three MLS clubs will be in Curacao from October 21-30, 2016 for the CFU Men’s U-20 Qualifiers, which will serve, concurrently, as the base for the annual MLS-CFU Combine.
T&T Under-20 footballers will put their Caribbean Football Union crown on the line when they come up against Antigua & Barbuda in the first match of a semifinal double-header at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curacao tonight from 5pm. In the second semifinal, Haiti comes up against Bermuda.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team secured a point when they played to a 0-0 draw with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of qualification at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curacao on Saturday night.