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Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 17 boys secured their berth in the semi-finals of the Caribbean Youth Cup with a tardy 3-0 victory over Dominican Republic in Wednesday’s quarter final fixture at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
T&T pulls off a convincing 9-0 victory over Aruba to Top Group D with four points and advance to the quarter finals of the CFU U-17 Youth Cup. They will now face Dominican Republic in the quarter-finals at the Marvin Lee Stadium from 6pm on Wednesday.
This country’s national Under 17 footballers were counting five more lessons following their final Group F encounter at the 2007 FIFA Under 17 World Championship as they suffered a 5-0 defeat to eventual Group toppers Germany in Changwon on Sunday.
Another Bermuda football team has caused some discomfort for Trinidad and Tobago's footballers. Yesterday's start of the 2008 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Youth Cup saw one of the tournament favourites, T&T, being held 1-1 by Bermuda at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine.
“Five star Colombia stroll past Trinidad.” That was the headline on FIFA’s official website after this country’s second match at the FIFA Under 17 World Championship and believe it or not, it was a fitting way to sum up the events of Thursday’s second game in Cheonan.
While growing up in Dorchester, Aaron Maund and Sheanon Williams used to play soccer wherever they could find a game. They dreamed of growing up to become professional players and being selected for the US national team.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 16 team has been narrowed down to a 25-man squad as it prepares for the Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup which begins in Trinidad next month. The squad has been in training for the past few months, under the guidance of Anton Corneal as well as Hutson Charles and Shawn Cooper.
Ghana’s head coach Sellas Tetteh has given some words of encouragement to the Trinidad and Tobago camp after he observed the team’s composition and play in Monday’s 4-1 victory for the African two time champions.