A new assistant coach to T&T head coach Leo Beenhakker will arrive in the country on January 2, to work alongside local coach Anton Corneal, as they seek to unearth new talent for the Soca Warriors.
Warner noted that any local player who feels that he can make the team will have a chance to prove himself to the coach, who has been appointed to the staff after former assistant coach Theo De Jong’s contract ended last month.
The T&TFF special advisor added that T&TFF technical director Lincoln Phillips has already been in contact with 150 Universities in the USA and, so far, 160 players have been found.
“The door is open until the end of August 2006 to all who feel they can contribute .”
He also confirmed that the T&TFF will be making another appeal to FIFA to have UK-born defender Jlloyd Samuel of Aston Villa represent T&T, after an initial request was denied.
“It was not looked at by the FIFA committee, but by some member of the FIFA legal team and we have decided to re-apply for Samuel’s services, while stating their intentions to submit request for Bobby Zomora of West Ham United, Anthony Warner of Fulham and an un-identified Blackpool player.
“We have now discovered that there is a player from Blackpool who wants to play for T&T, so we are looking into it.