JOHN BOSTOCK will have to wait to make his debut for the Soca Warriors following the theft of his passport and the delay by FIFA in granting the midfielder clearance to play for the national team.
English-born Bostock, who has a Trinidadian father and Scottish mother, has been trying to get clearance from FIFA to play for the Soca Warriors. National football team head coach Stephen Hart expressed confidence last week in a press conference that Bostock would have been cleared by FIFA yesterday.
However Bostock confirmed on twitter yesterday that he will not be available for the Soca Warriors matches against Guatemala and USA on Friday and September 6 respectively. Bostock tweeted, “Unfortunately due to the hold up of FIFA’s decision with my international clearance and the recent theft of my passport, I’m not able to travel to and from Trinidad within the timescale to play against Guatemala and The US.
Understandably I’m very disappointed to miss out on these crucial games for TT but I wish the boys all the best and I’m confident we will qualify for the next round. I look forward to making my debut for the Soca Warriors in the near future.”
After hearing the disappointing news about Bostock the Soca Warriors tweeted, “Not what we wanted to hear, but we will just have to wait until the Hex for your debut. In the meantime, have a great season.” T&T needs just one point from their remaining two matches to seal a place in the final round of qualifying referred to as the ‘Hex’ which comprises the top six teams in CONCACAF. T&T will play Guatemala on Friday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain from 7.06 pm before travelling to Jacksonville, Florida to face USA on September 6.