Newly installed T&T Football Federation President Raymond Tim Kee will witness his first international match involving the Soca Warriors since taking up his new position when they face St Vincent and The Grenadines at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago from 8 pm tonight.
Tim Kee will arrive in the sister-isle today ahead of the Caribbean Football Union Cup second round Group Eight qualifiers which will see Cuba taking on Suriname in first match from 6 pm. No stranger to these kinds of events, having held the vice-president portfolio in the past, Tim Kee has urged skipper Jan-Michael Williams and his teammates to simply continue their valiant efforts of recent past which saw them come away with maximum nine points from their three previous Caribbean Cup matches in St Kitts/Nevis.
“As far as the future goes, it starts now and now meaning that road to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup,” Tim Kee said. “This is the first international game I will witness as president and having not performed as well as would have liked in recent times following our 2006 World Cup appearance, I am looking forward the team performing in a way that will demonstrate their capabilities and our drive as a Federation to move our country’s football upwards to greater heights.
I truly believe that though we have been facing some challenges, we can now face up and overcome these from here on. We must do it collectively and with the right approach and succeed in our efforts in pursuing a spot in the Gold Cup, something which we have not accomplished since 2007,” Tim Kee added.
“I am definitely looking forward to these upcoming matches. I believe in the team’s ability and once we progress out of this stage then of course we will take steps to ensure that the team is sufficiently prepared to take on the more difficult challenges that lie ahead.”
Tim Kee also indicated that his meeting with Ministry of Sports Permanent Secretary Ashwin Creed on Monday was a cordial one.