2014 Women's Caribbean Cup Thread

[Tallman]

[Tiresais]

Some interesting groups there, shame T&T got a bye - some match practice in group 3 can't have hurt :p

[Flex]

Charles: Hosting CFU Women’s Cup is fantastic
By Nigel Simon (Guardian)

Marlon Charles, the coach of the senior women’s national football team, says its fantastic that T&T will be hosting the inaugural Caribbean Football Union Women’s Cup Final Round qualifiers to the Concacaf Championship for next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada.

It was revealed by the CFU that T&T will play host to the eight-team final round of qualifiers from August 17 to 27 from which the top three teams will advance to the Concacaf Women’s Championship.

Contacted for comment, Charles, who has been involved with the national women’s set-up for over two decades, said, “I think its a fantastic decision by CFU for women’s football in general and a great opportunity as we try to take the game to the next level.”

Last month, Charles had hoped for T&T to be drawn in one of the first round groups to give his team some much needed match practice, however his team will now have to wait another five months before it kicks off its campaign in the qualifiers.

However, Charles does not see it as a problem and thinks it be much more of a benefit to the Soca Princesses team.

He said: “With the matches in the final round starting in August it gives our players who are injured a lot more time to recover and also gives the team a lot more time to train together as a unit.

“Our team trainer Dexter Thomas is also expected to return from England at the end of this month from his studies so he was also be happy for the extra time to work with the players on their conditioning during the month of May and then we will focus on playing some quality matches in June/July ahead of the qualifiers.

Just last month Charles and a 20-member squad had a successful four-match training camp in Charleston, South Carolina, during which they won three matches, 7–0 over Charlestown Southern University, 1-0 against College of Charleston and 3–2 over Coastal Carolina University, and drew 1–1 with the University of South Carolina.

During the four-match tour Charles was able to get a look at a few overseas-based players, but Charles stated he was putting a lot of attention on his current crop of locally-based players.

He said, “We consider this tournament to be a mini-World Cup for us and the other CFU teams because its a big step and chance to qualify for a World Cup.

And despite the recent resignation of Anton Corneal as Technical Director of the T&T Football Association, Charles said his technical team is focused on the task ahead.

Charles said: “He (Corneal) is a very passionate person about football and loves and breeds T&T football and as the Technical Director he wanted to have a close up view of how the team was progressing and we loved that about him.

“I think that’s what the girls will miss, his passion for the game and drive for success, but we know we have a tough task ahead to get to the World Cup and we will continue to put in the necessary work.”

Prior to the Soca Princesses kicking off their campaign, five first round qualify groups will take place from May 21 to June 23.

The expansion of next year’s 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup to 24 teams has given Concacaf an extra automatic qualifying spot and as hosts, world seventh ranked Canada does not have to qualify which provides world 46th and Concacaf fifth ranked T&T a unique opportunity to qualify.

The only Caribbean team ranked top-50 in the world, T&T will be favoured to advance as one of the top three CFU teams before meeting the Concacaf contenders, inclusive of Mexico, Costa Rica, and World champions USA in the final stage of qualification.

Three teams will gain automatic qualification and the fourth placed team meets the third placed South America team.

Fixtures

CFU Women’s Cup Round 1 qualifiers:

Group 1 (May 21-28): Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, St Vincent & The Grenadines, US Virgin Islands

Group 2 (May 21-28): Puerto Rico, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique

Group 3 (May 21-28): Turks & Caicos, Cayman Islands, St Kitts/Nevis

Group 4 (May 28-June 4): Haiti, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Suriname

Group 5 (June 16-23): Dominican Republic, Anguilla, Jamaica, St Lucia

Final Round (T&T):

Group 1: T&T, Group 1 winner, Group 2 winner, Best runner-up Group 1, 2, 4 & 5

Group 2: Winner Group 3, Winner Group 4, Winner Group 5, Second Best runner-up Group 1,2, 4 & 5

[Tiresais]

CFU make history with launch of first Women's Caribbean Cup
Paul Nicholson (Inside world football)

April 29 – History will be made in the Caribbean next month when the first Caribbean Football Union (CFU) senior women's tournament will be held. Winners of the inaugural CFU Women's Caribbean Cup will qualify for both the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The pathway to staging the tournament has not been straightforward with CFU general secretary Damien Hughes expressing "a sense of profound joy and relief" in his notification of the participating and host nations.

Hughes apologised for the late notification – his letter to federations was sent April 7 with the Group matches starting May 21 – but the challenge was clearly to get the tournament off the ground.

"Let me unreservedly apologise for the delay in disseminating this information," said Hughes, "but this was due primarily to several countries who had committed either to participating or hosting groups changing their minds due to their inability to raise the requisite financial assistance to either compete and/or host."

The tournament is a landmark for the Caribbean region which recently hosted a successful women's U20 tournament and boasts one of just three female FIFA executive committee members in Sonia Bien Aime.

20 national associations will be grouped into four groups of four nations and one group of three. The Final Round will be hosted by Trinidad & Tobago in August 2014. The eight team final round will feature the First Round Group Winners, the two Best Overall Second Place Teams from the four team groups and host country Trinidad & Tobago.

CFU president Gordon Derrick has been a promoter of the tournament and the Antigua and Barbuda federation will be one of the group hosts.

Derrick has used his close links to the US and its federation executive, drafting in the USA's Under-17 women's coach, Tricia Taliaferro to coach Antigua & Barbuda.

"We have also had some assistance through the United States Soccer Federation and they have sent down a young lady, a top coach who has come from time to time just to oversee what we are doing to give us some hint and to give us some encouragement and direction as we seal with the team specifically so to be honest I am happy," said Derrick.

"I know you could never have enough preparation and we are going to be sitting down with the coaching staff as we come closer and we will step up certain aspects of it, making sure that the girls are sharp and ready for the tournament," he said.

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup – Group draw

Group 1: Antigua and Barbuda (host), Aruba, St Vincent and Grenadines, US Virgin islands
Group 2: Puerto Rico (host), Barbados, Dominica, Martinique
Group 3: Turks & Caicos Islands (host), Cayman Islands, St Kitts and Nevis
Group 4: Haiti (host), Cuba, Guadeloupe, Suriname
Group 5: Dominican Republic (host), Anguilla, Jamaica, St Lucia


-------------------------------

CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup A Reality
CFU Website

Next month will witness the staging of another historic event in the Caribbean Football Union’s(CFU) mandate of empowering all through football.

The inaugural CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup will take place in six countries namely: Antigua, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos Islands, Haiti and Puerto Rico, before advancing to the final round to meet host Trinidad.

Damien Hughes General Secretary of the CFU in commenting on the tournament said “It is the vision of the CFU’s President Gordon Derrick to introduce this tournament, the CFU Women’s Football Committee enthusiasm to develop the idea, and Member Associations’ foresight and unrelenting pursuit of the development of Women’s Football in the Caribbean Region that have brought us to this historic moment,” Hughes stated.

The eight ( team final round will feature the First Round Group Winners, the two (2) Best Overall Second Place Teams from the four (4) team groups (i.e. Groups 1, 2, 4 & 5), and host country Trinidad & Tobago.

This tournament will serve as the official qualification tournament in the Caribbean Zone for both the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The teams competing are: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Anguilla, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Jamaica, US Virgin Islands, St Lucia, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Suriname, Cayman Islands, St Kitts-Nevis and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

CFU “Caribbean Football Union” is one of three Unions in CONCACAF (The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) and serves as the governing body of football in the Caribbean. It is composed of 31 national associations, from Bahamas in the north to Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in the south. It spans 4 languages and composed of republics, independent countries and overseas territories of the UK, USA and Holland. For more information about CFU, log on to its official website at www.cfufootball.org.

[Trini _2026]

next we should have a CFU under 18 & under 21 competition ....

[Tiresais]

Technically we have a CFU qualification competiton for the CONCACAF U20's Tournament... lol

[Tiresais]

Bermuda joins the Women's Caribbean cup! (from CFU official twitter)

[Tallman]

T&T officials for Women's Caribbean Cup
T&T Express
 
Trinidad and Tobago female football match commissioners Jenise Hinkson, Sharon O’Brian, Shari Beharry, Boni Bishop and Cassie Moore, along with referee Cecil Hinds, assistant referee Cindy Mohammed and referee assessor Linda Bramble-Thompson will all serve at the inaugural Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Caribbean Cup which kicks on Friday.

The tournament will feature 20 nations battling for spots in the eight-team final which Trinidad and Tobago will host from August 17-27. The preliminary round of the tournament begins on May 23 throughout the Caribbean.

Hinkson and O’Brian will serve in Group 1, hosted in Antigua & Antigua; Hinds, Mohammed and Bramble-Thompson in Group 2, hosted in Puerto Rico; and Bishop in Group 3, hosted in Turks & Caicos Islands—all three groups to be contested during May 23-27.

Beharry will serve Group 4, hosted in Haiti during May 30-June 3; and Moore in Group 5, hosted in the Dominican Republic during June 18-22.

“The opportunity is astonishing,” said 28-year-old Jenise Hinkson, a young and vibrant female match commissioner that serves the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League and Super League.

“History in the making (and) I think we are all delighted to be a part of that. I am elated, on a scale of 1 to 10...about 15,” added the mother of two kids, 5-year-old Jaheim and 2-year-old Jayne.

In their letters of appointment, CFU general secretary Damien E Hughes stated: “The CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup is another of our history-making initiatives that will no doubt, add to our already, very decorative chart. For this, we must be exceedingly proud. I must hasten to add that the entire CFU is unswervingly committed to the development, improvement and promotion of Women’s Football in our region.

The appointment letter added, “We are further encouraged by the fact that for this tournament, we are able to appoint a Match Official list comprising of only females. This is historic, as never before has an entire female tournament in CFU been officiated solely by competent women who are determined to fly the female football flag high.”

Hinkson and her T&T colleagues will join a long list of other female officials within CONCACAF that will serve during the CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup.

[Tiresais]

Cayman falls in Caribbean Cup opener
Cayman 27

The Cayman Islands National Women’s Football Team kicked off Caribbean Cup play 23 May with a 5-0 loss to Saint Kitts and Nevis.
No other details from the game were made available.

Cayman arrived in host country Turks and Caicos earlier this week and was  considered among the favourites to win the group.

“We’ve been training really hard for this tournament especially,” Cayman Islands Captain Jessica Ebanks told 4News in TCI. “We’ve come prepared so we’re ready to go and ready to get nine points out of these three matches.”

Cayman — much like Group 3 foe Bermuda — boast a wealth of talent that has played overseas either in college or professionally.

“No, we’re highly confident,” Ebanks said when asked if any teams scare Cayman. “I think we’ve got it.”

Cayman plays Bermuda on 25 May and wraps up Group play with host Turks and Caicos.

It must either win its group or finish among the top two second-place finishers to advance past the group stage.

Watch the Report Here

[Flex]

Easy draw for T&T.
T&T Express.

Whether by design or otherwise, the four toughest teams apart from Trinidad and Tobago have been drawn apart from the host and favourites T&T for the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Cup, which will be held in the twin Island republic between August 19-26.

The Soca Princesses have drawn Antigua & Barbuda, Martinique, St Kitts & Nevis in Group A—teams which have never beaten them—while the tougher Group B comprise Bermuda, Jamaica, Haiti and Puerto Rico. At least two will be eliminated at the semi-final stage, while the draw gives T&T a clear path to the final, should they perform as expected.

Regarded as the strongest Caribbean team, the Soca Princesses open the tournament against St. Kitts & Nevis on August 20.

2014 CFU WOMEN’S CARIBBEAN CUP
(Trinidad & Tobago, August 19-26, 2014)

GROUP A: Bermuda, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico
GROUP B: Antigua & Barbuda, Martinique, St Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago

SCHEDULE

August 19, 2014
Jamaica v Puerto Rico
Haiti v Bermuda

August 20, 2014
Antigua & Barbuda v Martinique
Trinidad & Tobago v St Kitts & Nevis

August 21, 2014
Bermuda v Jamaica
Puerto Rico v Haiti

August 22, 2014
St Kitts & Nevis v Martinique
Trinidad & Tobago v Antigua & Barbuda

August 23, 2014
Puerto Rico v Bermuda
Haiti v Jamaica

August 24, 2014
Antigua & Barbuda v St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago v Martinique

August 26, 2014
Third place playoff: Group A runner-up v Group B runner-up
Final: Group A winner v Group B winner

[Tiresais]

Certainly looks a favourable draw - lets hope we don't get complacent!

[Tallman]

‘Princesses’ gear up for Caribbean Cup
T&T Express

Veteran midfielder Tasha St Louis found the net as Trinidad and Tobago’s women national team continued its preparation for the upcoming Women Caribbean Cup with a 3-0 victory over hosts University of Houston, in a scrimmage match on Saturday.

The Soca Princesses got goals from St Louis, Mariah Shade, and Janelle Magee. The team later had an outing to the Compass Stadium, to view a professional women’s match, in which T&T national team head coach Randy Waldrum’s Houston Dash outfit went down 3-1 to Sky Blue FC.

American-born Waldrum thinks that a week together with the full national team should be enough to see them through to the CONCACAF zone final round of World Cup qualifying.

“Training is going reasonably well, however players continue to trickle in. There are another eight, nine players expected (last Friday),” Waldrum stated in an interview with a US publication. “That provides a week for the near full team to prepare for the start of the tournament.”

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) had originally planned a one-month training camp in Houston, Texas, However, due to several issues, only half of the players arrived on schedule. The final members were due in Houston late last week.

Still, Waldrum feels the preparation will benefit the team greatly. Waldrum expects that the team has enough talent to qualify for the CONCACAF tournament in October. “It is just a matter of whether we can get them all on the same page,” he said. “If we can do that, then we have a good shot because there is a lot of talent there.”

Following the Houston camp, Trinidad and Tobago hosts the Caribbean Football Union Championship from August 19-26 which doubles as World Cup qualifying — the top four teams will qualify for the CONCACAF Championship taking place in the US between October 16-26 where 3 1/2 berths for the 2015 Women’s World Cup will be up for grabs.

[Mose]

...
Still, Waldrum feels the preparation will benefit the team greatly. Waldrum expects that the team has enough talent to qualify for the CONCACAF tournament in October. “It is just a matter of whether we can get them all on the same page,” he said. “If we can do that, then we have a good shot because there is a lot of talent there.”
...

Question now is, what next? Once the CFU tournament is complete and assuming we qualify, how are we going to prepare this team for the CONCACAF tournament? While talent alone may get us through the CFU tournament, we'll need much better preparations for the CONCACAF Championship. Is anything being done about getting competitive fixtures for this team to prepare for the CONCACAF championship?

[Football supporter]

Does anybody know where these games are being played in T&T? I would guess at Ato Boldon, but I can't see any listings to confirm this.

[elan]

...
Still, Waldrum feels the preparation will benefit the team greatly. Waldrum expects that the team has enough talent to qualify for the CONCACAF tournament in October. “It is just a matter of whether we can get them all on the same page,” he said. “If we can do that, then we have a good shot because there is a lot of talent there.”
...

Question now is, what next? Once the CFU tournament is complete and assuming we qualify, how are we going to prepare this team for the CONCACAF tournament? While talent alone may get us through the CFU tournament, we'll need much better preparations for the CONCACAF Championship. Is anything being done about getting competitive fixtures for this team to prepare for the CONCACAF championship?

Just rock back and clap the TTFA for trying nah man. We go cross dat bridge when we pass it.

[Sando prince]

...
Still, Waldrum feels the preparation will benefit the team greatly. Waldrum expects that the team has enough talent to qualify for the CONCACAF tournament in October. “It is just a matter of whether we can get them all on the same page,” he said. “If we can do that, then we have a good shot because there is a lot of talent there.”
...

Question now is, what next? Once the CFU tournament is complete and assuming we qualify, how are we going to prepare this team for the CONCACAF tournament? While talent alone may get us through the CFU tournament, we'll need much better preparations for the CONCACAF Championship. Is anything being done about getting competitive fixtures for this team to prepare for the CONCACAF championship?

Nice to see other members thinking along the same lines as myself. It's all about preparation

[Sando prince]

Like Bunji say "We Ready"

http://www.tv6tnt.com/home/featured-links/-Caribbean-Womens-Football-Launch--2506----271778191.html

[SWF Reporter]

Waldrum twist: T&T women start W/Cup push minus US coach
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868)

The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team will start its Canada 2015 World Cup campaign on Wednesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium without its 52-year-old American head coach Randy Waldrum.

Instead, Waldrum’s 33-year-old son, Ben Waldrum, will run the Trinidad and Tobago squad in his father’s place when the host nation kicks off against St Kitts and Nevis from 7.15 pm in the second game of a Caribbean Cup double header in Port of Spain.

Team manager Vernetta Flanders explained that Waldrum, who has supposedly offered his services for free for the Caribbean Cup, was forced to remain in Texas due to a rescheduled fixture for his employer, Houston Dash. He is expected to join the squad before the women face Antigua and Barbuda on Friday night.

Flanders said the younger Waldrum, who is a youth team coach at MLS club FC Dallas, was present at the squad’s training camp in Houston and is familiar with the players.

Trinidad and Tobago women’s captain Maylee Attin-Johnson left no doubt as to the importance of the inaugural Caribbean Cup tournament to her squad as she addressed the media today.

The top four Caribbean teams will advance to the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in the United States this October; and three automatic spots and a World Cup play-off berth are at stake there.

It means that, for the first time, five CONCACAF teams can get to the World Cup finals. And Trinidad and Tobago intends to be one of them.

“This (tournament) is new to the Caribbean and each team is looking forward to it,” said the 28-year-old T&T captain. “We realise this is our best chance to qualify out of CONCACAF…”

The stylish, composed playmaker urged local football fans to come out and support the women. Tickets cost $20 for the group stage matches and $50 for the final.

“We believe we are the number one team in the Caribbean, so the target is on our back,” said Attin-Johnson. “We are going to hold ourselves accountable and do everything we can to come out with the Cup…

“We hope you are the instruments to our orchestra. So we hope you come out and give us 100 percent support.”

Attin-Johnson and teammates Rhea Belgrave, Karen Forbes and Arin King represented Trinidad and Tobago at today’s Caribbean Cup media launch along with team captains from the other competing nations.

The Trinidad and Tobago players were the only ones in the room with no logos or identifying marks, which showed what nation they represented.

The Caribbean Cup tournament did have the grandest of starts either as its media launch started 27 minutes late and no Caribbean Football Union (CFU) officials or Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) executive members turned up.

The Local Organising Committee co-chairmen Raymond Tim Kee, who is also Port of Spain mayor and TTFA president, and Neville Ferguson were both absent along with TTFA general secretary Sheldon Phillips.

LOC member Richard Piper and match commissioner Sharon O’Brien chaired the meeting in their absences.

The Trinidad and Tobago women would be accustomed to such disorganisation. They were roughly two weeks late for their pre-tournament in camp in Houston as the TTFA struggled to raise the money for tickets and visa applications.

Assistant coach Marlon Charles and four of their players never got to Houston due to passport or visa issues and Attin-Johnson empathised with the players who, through no fault of their own, never got the chance to stake a claim to play in the Caribbean Cup.

She singled out teammate Natasha St Louis, the younger sister of veteran Tasha St Louis, who was devastated after failing to join the pre-tournament camp.

“That situation was unfortunate and I know Natasha (St Louis) was very disappointed,” she said. “I told her the CONCACAF competition is the most important one and she still has a chance for that… I understand her frustration and I just told her to keep her head up.”

Another absentee was 19-year-old striker Anique Walker, who is a former 2010 Under-17 World Cup player and an ex-national youth team captain. Walker explained that her Caribbean Cup ambitions were doused after a college versus country tussle with her new school, the University of West Florida.

“My college coach didn’t want to release me because he wanted me there for preseason and I would not have gotten I20 visa,” Walker told Wired868. “Jinelle James tried to negotiate for me but he wasn’t answering the calls… It is really unfortunate because, before I signed for the school, I spoke to him and he said I could (play in the Caribbean Cup). But after I signed he changed his story.

“I don’t want to start off my college experience with a bad name…”

Despite the setbacks, Attin-Johnson said the senior team is enthusiastic about representing Trinidad and Tobago and is anxious to do well after a three year absence from international duty.

“We haven’t played a competitive international since the Pan American Games in 2011,” the national captain told Wired868. “We are unranked by FIFA now because more than 18 months passed since our last game… So we have to deal with that first.”

Attin-Johnson credited Waldrum for his input with the team in Houston and said he was an astute coach.

“Randy has a very high football IQ and his knowledge is vast,” she said. “We had some quality training sessions and I think we learned some new things.”

Hopefully, Ben Waldrum will prove to be just as useful on Wednesday night.

Whoever runs the bench, the national women hope to have hundreds of supporters in the stands urging them on to success.

(Trinidad and Tobago women’s team)

T&T: 1.Kimika Forbes, 2.Ayanna Russell, 3.Lauryn Hutchinson, 4.Rhea Belgrave, 5.Arin King, 6.Taylor Mims, 7.Dernelle Mascall, 8.Afiyah Matthias, 9.Maylee Attin-Johnson (captain), 10.Tasha St Louis, 11.Janine Francois, 13.Shenelle Henry, 14.Karyn Forbes, 15.Patrice Superville, 16.Joe-Marie Lewis, 18.Annalis Cummings, 19.Kennya Cordner, 20.Tinesha Palmer, ?-Khadidra Debesette, 24.Mariah Shade.

2014 Caribbean Cup Fixtures

(August 19)

Jamaica v Puerto Rico, 5 pm, Group A, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Haiti v Bermuda, 7.15 pm, Group A, Ato Boldon Stadium;

(August 20)

Antigua and Barbuda v Martinique, 5 pm, Group B, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

Trinidad and Tobago v St Kitts, 7.15 pm, Group B, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

(August 21)

Bermuda v Jamaica, 5 pm, Group A, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Puerto Rico v Haiti, 7.15 pm, Group A, Ato Boldon Stadium;

(August 22)

St Kitts and Nevis v Martinique, 5 pm, Group B, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

Trinidad and Tobago v Antigua, 7.15 pm, Group B, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

(August 23)

Bermuda v Puerto Rico, 4 pm, Group A, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Haiti v Jamaica, 6.15 pm, Group A, Ato Boldon Stadium;

(August 24)

St Kitts v Antigua and Barbuda, 4 pm, Group B, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

Trinidad and Tobago v Martinique, 7.15 pm, Group B, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

(August 26)

Runner-Up A v Runner-Up B, 5 pm, Third-place Play Off, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

Winner A v Winner B, 7.15 pm, Caribbean Cup Final, Hasely Crawford Stadium.

[Tiresais]

Waldrum twist: T&T women start W/Cup push minus US coach
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868)

The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team will start its Canada 2015 World Cup campaign on Wednesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium without its 52-year-old American head coach Randy Waldrum.
Instead, Waldrum’s 33-year-old son, Ben Waldrum, will run the Trinidad and Tobago squad in his father’s place when the host nation kicks off against St Kitts and Nevis from 7.15 pm in the second game of a Caribbean Cup double header in Port of Spain.
Team manager Vernetta Flanders explained that Waldrum, who has supposedly offered his services for free for the Caribbean Cup, was forced to remain in Texas due to a rescheduled fixture for his employer, Houston Dash. He is expected to join the squad before the women face Antigua and Barbuda on Friday night.
Flanders said the younger Waldrum, who is a youth team coach at MLS club FC Dallas, was present at the squad’s training camp in Houston and is familiar with the players.
Trinidad and Tobago women’s captain Maylee Attin-Johnson left no doubt as to the importance of the inaugural Caribbean Cup tournament to her squad as she addressed the media today.
The top four Caribbean teams will advance to the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in the United States this October; and three automatic spots and a World Cup play-off berth are at stake there.
It means that, for the first time, five CONCACAF teams can get to the World Cup finals. And Trinidad and Tobago intends to be one of them.
“This (tournament) is new to the Caribbean and each team is looking forward to it,” said the 28-year-old T&T captain. “We realise this is our best chance to qualify out of CONCACAF...”
The stylish, composed playmaker urged local football fans to come out and support the women.
“We believe we are the number one team in the Caribbean, so the target is on our back,” said Attin-Johnson. “We are going to hold ourselves accountable and do everything we can to come out with the Cup...
“We hope you are the instruments to our orchestra. So we hope you come out and give us 100 percent support.”

Read more

His son? I didn't realise our women's team was a feudal monarchy.

[elan]

Waldrum twist: T&T women start W/Cup push minus US coach
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868)

The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team will start its Canada 2015 World Cup campaign on Wednesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium without its 52-year-old American head coach Randy Waldrum.
Instead, Waldrum’s 33-year-old son, Ben Waldrum, will run the Trinidad and Tobago squad in his father’s place when the host nation kicks off against St Kitts and Nevis from 7.15 pm in the second game of a Caribbean Cup double header in Port of Spain.
Team manager Vernetta Flanders explained that Waldrum, who has supposedly offered his services for free for the Caribbean Cup, was forced to remain in Texas due to a rescheduled fixture for his employer, Houston Dash. He is expected to join the squad before the women face Antigua and Barbuda on Friday night.
Flanders said the younger Waldrum, who is a youth team coach at MLS club FC Dallas, was present at the squad’s training camp in Houston and is familiar with the players.
Trinidad and Tobago women’s captain Maylee Attin-Johnson left no doubt as to the importance of the inaugural Caribbean Cup tournament to her squad as she addressed the media today.
The top four Caribbean teams will advance to the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in the United States this October; and three automatic spots and a World Cup play-off berth are at stake there.
It means that, for the first time, five CONCACAF teams can get to the World Cup finals. And Trinidad and Tobago intends to be one of them.
“This (tournament) is new to the Caribbean and each team is looking forward to it,” said the 28-year-old T&T captain. “We realise this is our best chance to qualify out of CONCACAF...”
The stylish, composed playmaker urged local football fans to come out and support the women.
“We believe we are the number one team in the Caribbean, so the target is on our back,” said Attin-Johnson. “We are going to hold ourselves accountable and do everything we can to come out with the Cup...
“We hope you are the instruments to our orchestra. So we hope you come out and give us 100 percent support.”

Read more

His son? I didn't realise our women's team was a feudal monarchy.

Nutten wrong with that, maybe if the nephew eh busy he could chime in too.

[socalion]

for the enquiring minds ...........can someone  if possible   keep the forumites posted / up to date with today's games   scores

[Errol]

Waldrum twist: T&T women start W/Cup push minus US coach
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868)

The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team will start its Canada 2015 World Cup campaign on Wednesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium without its 52-year-old American head coach Randy Waldrum.
Instead, Waldrum’s 33-year-old son, Ben Waldrum, will run the Trinidad and Tobago squad in his father’s place when the host nation kicks off against St Kitts and Nevis from 7.15 pm in the second game of a Caribbean Cup double header in Port of Spain.
Team manager Vernetta Flanders explained that Waldrum, who has supposedly offered his services for free for the Caribbean Cup, was forced to remain in Texas due to a rescheduled fixture for his employer, Houston Dash. He is expected to join the squad before the women face Antigua and Barbuda on Friday night.
Flanders said the younger Waldrum, who is a youth team coach at MLS club FC Dallas, was present at the squad’s training camp in Houston and is familiar with the players.
Trinidad and Tobago women’s captain Maylee Attin-Johnson left no doubt as to the importance of the inaugural Caribbean Cup tournament to her squad as she addressed the media today.
The top four Caribbean teams will advance to the CONCACAF Women’s Championship in the United States this October; and three automatic spots and a World Cup play-off berth are at stake there.
It means that, for the first time, five CONCACAF teams can get to the World Cup finals. And Trinidad and Tobago intends to be one of them.
“This (tournament) is new to the Caribbean and each team is looking forward to it,” said the 28-year-old T&T captain. “We realise this is our best chance to qualify out of CONCACAF...”
The stylish, composed playmaker urged local football fans to come out and support the women.
“We believe we are the number one team in the Caribbean, so the target is on our back,” said Attin-Johnson. “We are going to hold ourselves accountable and do everything we can to come out with the Cup...
“We hope you are the instruments to our orchestra. So we hope you come out and give us 100 percent support.”

Read more

I guess we got what we paid for.

NOTHING.

 

The TTFA is really a laughing stock, how can anyone take them serious.

[elan]

We doh have to worry this rounds is ah stroll in de park. Them women will win by 5 and more easy no matter who the coach is. Next rounds is where we have to worry.

I waiting to see if they will continue picking friend friend or who certain players say to pick.

[Football supporter]

Jamaica 4 - 1 Puerto Rico  Ato Boldon

Jamaica look like being the team to beat. Very athletic, physical and play with a good array of passes and good vision.

Jamaica took the lead after a strong attacking start. A PR brought down a JA attacker in the box to concede a penalty and earn a yellow card. PR defended fairly well, but even so, JA had lots of opportunities to go further ahead. JA's goalie had nothing to do until she picked the ball out of the net when a 60 yard free kick bounced over everyone's head into the goal. That kinda pissed of the Reggae Girlz coz they went and scored to take the lead at half time.

Second half began with two quick goals, one of which was a real gem.  A second yellow card saw the PR defender sent off and the game slowed down with JA still breaking for goal repeatedly. JA could have scored a dozen goals, but for poor finishing.

Haiti 5 - 1 Bermuda

Bermuda started better, but the game soon became one of Haiti attacks and panicked Bermudan defending. Neither team seemed to understand the concept of midfield and Haiti's strong, fast attackers squandered lots of chances. Haiti were 3-0 at half time and Bermuda looked like they would need a calculator to keep score. I think Bermuda's first corner was around the 70th minute. A fourth Haiti goal was answered with a superb Bermudan free kick from 30 yards. However, Haiti were not going to be outshone and replied immediately with a lovely 5th goal from distance.

I cannot see Haiti or Bermuda giving Jamaica any problems and expect them to cruise through to the final as group winners.
Thumbs up to the Bermudans who had great team spirit, with their subs on the bench cheering and clapping their team mates all the way through the game.

[royal]

ah guess is to much to ask the new TTFA for some live stream?

[Tallman]

After 13 minutes, T&T Women have taken a 5-0 lead over St. Kitts & Nevis.

[royal]

After 13 minutes, T&T Women have taken a 5-0 lead over St. Kitts & Nevis.

now 6-0 22nd min

[Tallman]

Trinidad & Tobago Women’s Starting XI against St. Kitts & Nevis:
Kimika Forbes, Ayanna Russell, Lauryn Hutchinson, Rhea Belgrave, Arin King, Maylee Attin-Johnson, Tasha St. Louis, Janine Francois, Karyn Forbes, Kennya Cordner, Mariah Shade

[Tallman]

HALF-TIME: T&T Women 7-0 St. Kitts & Nevis. Goals by Kennya Cordner (3’, 7’), Tasha St. Louis (6’, 10’ penalty, 22’), Maylee Attin-Johnson (12’), Mariah Shade (44')

[royal]

HALF-TIME: T&T Women 7-0 St. Kitts & Nevis. Goals by Kennya Cordner (3’, 7’), Tasha St. Louis (6’, 10’ penalty, 22’), Maylee Attin-Johnson (12’),  Mariah Shade (44')

hope we make changes to avoid injuries