TTFF NEWS - Soca Warriors to face N/Antilles on Thursday at Guaracara Park

Soca Warriors to face N/Antilles on Thursday at Guaracara Park

Issued by Shaun Fuentes, TTFF Media Officer, July 14, 2008

 

Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Footballers will continue their build up to the semi-final round of 2010 World Cup qualifying action with another friendly international against Netherlands Antilles on Thursday at Guaracara Park, Point-a-Pierre from 7:30pm.

 

Head coach Francisco Maturana, following his team’s 2-0 win over Guyana last week, has called up basically the same squad but has invited striker Andre Toussaint.

 

Five players of the six  recent additions are however unavailable due to the  close timing of the match and conflicting schedules with their respective clubs as they prepare for the upcoming season. Defender Cyd Gray, based here, is the only one available and has been included in the 18-man squad.

 

Maturana though will have the chance to see these unavailable  players in a proposed match scheduled to be played here on July 27 and invitations will be extended to those players including Dwight Yorke, Chris Birchall, Avery John, Silvio Spann and Scott Sealy.

 

In the mix for Thursday’s match is striker Cornell Glen and midfielder Khaleem Hyland who is reportedly on the very of securing a long term contract with English club Portsmouth.

 

“We have decided to go ahead with the match because every warm up match will play a part in our preparations. Of course the coach would have liked the opportunity to see some of the other faces but this we expect will happen later in the month. Cyd Gray will be back in the team and Mr Maturana will continue to monitor some of the other players we have in the current squad,” team manager David Muhammad told TTFF Media.

 

The Netherlands Antilles are coming off a narrow 1-0 defeat to Haiti in a second round World Cup qualifying encounter last month. They are also preparing for upcoming Digicel Caribbean Cup action.

 

The 18-man squad

 

Goal Keepers

 

1.Marvin Phillips - W. Connection

2.Glenroy Samuel – Caledonia AIA

 

Defenders

 

 3.Makan Hislop - Utd. Petrotrin

4.Kareem Smith - Utd Petrotrin

5.Cyd Gray – Clico San Juan Jabloteh

6.Akeem Adams - W.Connection

7. Aklie Edwards – Defence Force

8.Keyeno Thomas- Joe Public F.C.

9. Radanfah Abu Bakr - Unattached

 

Midfielders

 

10.Keon Daniel - Utd. Petrotrin

11. Khaleem Hyland- Unattached

12. Attula Guerra – Clico Jabloteh F.C.

13. Kerry Baptiste - Joe Public FC

14. Akeil Guevera - N.E. Stars

15. Anthony Wolfe – N.E. Stars

16. Clyde Leon - W. Connection

 

Forwards

 

17. Cornell Glen – Mau Pau FC

18. Andre Toussaint – W Connection