Trinidad and Tobago US-based Women’s footballer Tamar Watson is currently warded at hospital after being involved in a tragic accident that took the life of this country’s world light middleweight champion Giselle Salandy.
“Yesterday she was in the meeting with us and appeared in good spirits and eager about the plans for 2009. She played for us at the Under 20 level but hasn’t been involved much with the senior team to date because of College commitments."
Obviously we feel her chances of representing the country are still very good and we are just keeping her in our prayers in hope that she recovers well and can be part of our team again and fulfill her ambitions of representing the country at the senior level,” Charles told TTFF Media on Sunday.
“We also want to extend our sympathy to Jiselle’s family.”
In early November, Watson, a forward, scored the winning goal in overtime for Shorter College in a 1-0 victory over NCAA foe North Alabama. That was their last regular season encounter.
Watson, who hails from La Brea is a former Pleasantville SC student and is currently pursuing a major in business administration. She also represents Real Dimension FC.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation and the entire football fraternity extends condolences to the family, friends and associates of Salandy.
Warner laments loss of world champ.
By: Stephen Nicholas (Newsday).
CONCACAF president Jack Warner has extended condolences to the family of Giselle Salandy and the boxing fraternity on her untimely death yesterday.
Salandy, 21, was killed in a vehicular accident yesterday morning on the Beetham Highway to end her career as an unbeaten fighter with an impressive 18-0 record.
Female footballer Tamar Watson was a passenger in the black Toyota Yaris driven by Salandy and remains warded at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital with a damaged hip and broken legs.
“The circumstances of her (Salandy’s) death are especially disheartening. A young woman with so much potential, so much ahead of her in her chosen field has been lost to us at a time when there are so few heroes for our youth to emulate,” Warner said in a media release yesterday.
Warner called on the public to not let the death of Salandy go in vain.
“To lose one of our brightest stars in a road accident is just another reason for us, as a people to take stock and to take more care on the nation’s roadways,” Warner advised.
Watson, 22, represented TT at the Under-20 level and attends Shorter College, Georgia. Watson met with national coach Marlon Charles and other US-based players on Saturday to discuss the 2009 programme for the women’s team.
“Yesterday she was in the meeting with us and appeared in good spirits and eager about the plans for 2009. She played for us at the Under-20 level but hasn’t been involved much with the senior team to date because of College commitments.
“Obviously we feel her chances of representing the country are still very good and we are just keeping her in our prayers in hope that she recovers well and can be part of our team again and fulfill her ambitions of representing the country at the senior level,” Charles said.
The tragic accident involving Salandy and Watson occurred just three days after double Olympic silver medalist Richard Thompson’s and Monique Cabral involvement in a car accident at 4.30 am on New Year’s Dayp; but managed to escape unscathed with minor cuts and bruises.
“As a nation we breathed a collective sigh of relief and offered thanks for sparing the life of another one of our young heroes, Richard Thompson as well as Tamar Watson and Marvin Phillip,” the FIFA vice-president said.
“May Giselle rest in peace and her family and friends be consoled by the fact that she is surely in a better place than the one she has left and one where she was meant to be,” Warner said.