DIRECTV W Connection Head Coach and Technical Director Stuart Charles Fevrier today named his 30 man roster for their first CONCACAF Champions League game on August 2nd at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium against Xelaju MC of Guatemala.
The squad is captained by goal keeper Jan-Michael Williams and includes veteran defender Elijah Joseph who is the only remaining member from the squad which participated in Connection’s first ever CONCACAF Champions Cup game against Kansas City Wizards in 2001.
Also included in the squad are senior players Clyde Leon, Kern Cupid, Andrei Pacheco, Silvio Spann and Christian Viveros, all with previous Champions league experience.
The list reveals a host of National Under-23 players in the likes of Shahdon Winchester, Joevin Jones, Leslie Joel Russell and Daneil Cryus. Fifteen year old Matthew Woo Ling is also included as well as new signing Stefano Rijssel from Suriname.
Youngsters Jomal Williams and Neil Benjamin Jr. have been excluded from the list due to their involvement with the National Under-20 Team who are rounding off their preparations for the CFU leg of qualifications which begins August 6th 2012 for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in 2013.
The full list is as follows.
Aquelius Sylvester, Jan-Michael Williams, Andre Marchan; Akeem Benjamin, Akil Clark, Kern Cupid, Daneil Cyrus, Kurt Frederick, Andrei Pacheco, Jamal John, Joevin Jones, Eligah Joseph, Kemuel Rivers, Leslie Russell, Jelani Grosvenor; Rennie Britto, Christian Viveros, Matthew Woo Ling, Clyde Leon, Anthony Parris, Andre Quashie, Silvio Spann, Gerard Williams, Kerron Cummings; Hashim Arcia, Matthew Bartholomew, Jerrel Britto, Shahdon Winchester, Stefano Rijssel.