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Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 17 Men’s Head Coach Ken Elie has selected a 26-man squad that will continue preparations towards the final round of Caribbean Football Union Under 17 World Cup qualifiers to be staged in T&T in September.

Elie has been overseeing preparations of the team since last year June and will be pushing on with the build-up program prior to the upcoming qualifiers.

Commenting on his selection thus far, Elie said: “We’ve got a good mixture of youngsters in the squad at this stage.

“The internal competition for positions is very keen and aggressive. There are three foreign based players in Omar Da Naia and Luke Singh from Canada; and Jonathan Godette of the USA. There is interest in one Tyresse Edwards of Canada, who is the lead scorer in his region in his last two divisional playoffs.

“We are into our first of five weeks on strength and conditioning training which in being spearheaded by Ronald Bradshaw at the Gym facilities at the National Stadium.

“We will also have regular sessions in May and June where the emphasis will be on tactical and technical precision as well as our psychological state regarding our competitive application and winning attitude,” Elie added to TTFA Media.

“What we’ve noticed is not only the abundance of talent within the squad but the appetite to play for country and to continue to learn and work hard is quite impressive.

He added that among those who have been consistent in training include Renaldo Mcintosh, John-Paul Rochford, Mark Ramdeen, Keshon Hackshaw, Jevaughn Humphrey, Nion Lammy, Omar da Naia, Luke Singh and Elijah Shade.

The 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup will be hosted by India which is the first time any FIFA tournament will be staged there. Four teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the 24-nation World Cup slated for September 2017.

T&T have appeared at two previous Under 17 World Cups, first in 2001 in T&T when the squad included the likes of current Senior Team players Kenwyne Jones, Jan Michael Williams and Marvin Phillip and then in 2007 South Korea when the local team qualified with players such as Kevin Molino, Daneil Cyrus, Sean De Silva, Leston Paul, Aubrey David and Sheldon Bateau.

Trinidad and Tobago U-17 Squad

NameSchoolClub
Ackeel Jacob Point Fortin East Secondary Point Fortin Civic FC
Andre Raymond Trinity College East W Connection
Brandon Semper San Juan North Secondary San Juan Jabloteh
Christian Ransome Trinity College Moka W Connection
Che’ Benny St. Anthony’s College St. Ann’s Rangers
Darius Dickson Queen’s Royal College DM Sport Academy
Darnell Charles Arima North Secondary North East Stars
Devon Charles Arima North Secondary
Elijah Shade St. Anthony’s College San Juan Jabloteh
Emmanuel John Trinity College Moka San Juan Jabloteh
Jerrin Jackie Presentation College, San Fernando Point Fortin Civic FC
Jesse Williams Mucurapo East Secondary St. Ann’s Rangers
Jevaughn Humphrey St. Benedict’s College W Connection
John-Paul Rochford Queen’s Royal College FC Santa Rosa/North East Stars
Jonathan Godette Maryland US DC United
Judah Garcia Shiva Boys Hindu College Point Fortin Civic FC
Keon Boney North Eastern College North East Stars
Luke Singh Canada Soccer Academy
Mark Ramdeen Shiva Boys Hindu College W Connection
Nickel Orr Trinity College East San Juan Jabloteh
Nion Lammy Presentation College, San Fernando Point Fortin Civic FC
Omar da Naia Canada Soccer Academy
Renaldo McIntosh Mayaro Secondary Club Sando
Keshon Hackshaw Trinity College East North East Stars
Tyrike Andrews Couva East Secondary W Connection
Zidane Liverpool Five Rivers Secondary W Connection