TTFF News - Call ups for Gold Cup and Olympic squads

T&T head coach Wim Rijsbergen and Jamaica's technical director Bora Milutonovic chat at the National Stadium in Kingston on Thursday evening. Photo courtesy TTFF Media.

Calls ups for Gold Cup and Olympic squads
Issued on April 27, 2007 by Shaun Fuentes, Media Officer

Trinidad and Tobago head coach Wim Rijsbergen has come with an “unfinished” list of players to begin training towards selection for the CONCACAF Gold Cup which kicks off in the United States on June 6.
Currently in Jamaica with the National Under 17 team, Rijsbergen and his assistants came up with the list which includes five overseas-based players . The home-based players on that list began training on Thursday under assistant Jan Van Deinsen.

The five overseas based players, including four of them who have made themselves available for selection by omitting their names from the list of World Cup players involved in an impasse with the TTFF, are Sunderland midfielder Carlos Edwards, Swansea City defender Dennis Lawrence Walsall goalkeeper Clayton Ince, St Johnstone striker Jason Scotland with Sparta Rotterdam midfielder Darryl Roberts completing the handful. They will report to camp from May 21.

The rest of players include returning W Connection midfielder Silvio Spann, captain Densill Theobald, Andre Toussaint, Gary Glasgow, young Jabloteh player Khaleem Hyland and striker Kendall Jagdeosingh. There is no room to this point for injured midfielder Leslie Fitzpatrick.

Rijsbergen explained that this list was made up of players based on those he felt was worthy of selection along with those he had at his disposal at this time. Several fans may be disappointed on not seeing some other names, but the Dutchman maintained that it was his best available players at this time and he was prepared to work with those names. T&T opens its Gold Cup campaign on June 7 against El Salvador in Los Angeles followed by clashes with United States and Guatemala. The tournament’s winners will walk away with US$150,000 and a spot in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Meantime, Van Deinsen also called up a list of players for the Under 23 Olympic Team which also trained on Thursday. The current Senior squad will continue with sessions up until May 17 while the Olympic squad will continue until competition time later this year. (April 27,2007.Photo above shows Wim Rijsbergen and Jamaican technical director Bora Milutinovic in a chat after meeting at the National Stadium,Kingston on Thursday.)

The Senior Squad:Jan Michael Williams, Nicholson Thomas, Andre Toussaint, Silvio Spann (W Connection); Kerwyn Jemmot (Superstar Rangers);Abiola Clarence, Romauld Aguillera, Keon Daniel (United Petrotrin);Christian Baptiste (Defence Force);Densill Theobald (Caledonia AIA); Daurance Williams, Nigel Daniel, Trent Noel, Dwayne Jack, Khaleem Hyland (Cl Financial San Juan Jabloteh); Gary Glasgow, Seon Power, Anthony Noreiga, Keyeno Thomas, Kerry Baptiste (Joe Public); Glenton Wolfe, Marvin Phillip, Kendall Jagdeosingh (Economy North East Stars); Carlos Edwards (Sunderland); Dennis Lawrence (Swansea City);Clayton Ince (Walsall); Jason Scotland (St Johnstone) and Darryl Roberts (Sparta Rotterdam).


Olympic Squad: Adrian Foncette, Cristian Thomas, Corneal Thomas (Superstar Rangers); Larry Bacchus, Simcon Augustus, Kennedy Hinkson, Devon Drayton, Shevon Fredericks, Ghmyo Harper (Petrotrin); Colin Belgrave (unattached), Reon Pegus (unattached);Criston Redhead,Shervin Charles (North East Stars); Silas Spann, Dion Peters,Thorne Holder (Joe Public); Johan Roberts, Keon Samuel, Marvin Wright, Trevin Caesar, Kevon John,Delano Davis (Tobago United); Marcus Ambrose, Carlyle Mitchell, McKenzie Cadette, Judah Hernandez, Hayden Tinto (Caledonia AIA); Akil Edwards, Sean Narcis (Defence Force); Marcelle Francois, Carlon Murray, Elton John (Jabloteh);Shane Calderon, Kerron Smith (W Connection);Kareem De Freitas and Shakan Olivieri (Harvard Sports Club).