U-17

This country’s Under-17 boys’ football team will go into their final match in the Caribbean Football Union Group E Qualifiers tomorrow needing a draw to reach the Concacaf Final Round series.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s National Under 17 footballers will contest the Caribbean Football Union leg of the World qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Under  17 World Cup with a four-nation group in T&T from August 18.

The opening Stage II matches of the CFU Men’s U-17 Qualifiers began with Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago’s completing convincing victories over Bermuda and St. Kitts & Nevis respectively at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya on Wednesday morning.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - A pair of doubleheaders in both Dominica and Suriname was to highlight the opening of Caribbean qualifying for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship on Tuesday.

Ross Russell, assistant coach of the T&T Under-17 football squad, said his players are ready to take care of business in the Caribbean Football Union Qualifiers for next year’s Fifa Under-17 World Cup Finals in Mexico.

A national squad of thirty six players is currently in training gearing towards selection on a Trinidad and Tobago Under 16 team to compete at the Caribbean Football Union Under 16 championship in August at a venue to be determined.

Trinidad and Tobago's national Under-17 footballers will begin their quest for a place  in the 2011 FIFA Under- 17 Men's World Cup in Mexico with a  Caribbean Football Union qualifying match against St Kitts/Nevis from 11am tomorrow at the Marvin Lee Stadium.

For large numbers of fifth formers who receive their CXC results, the choice usually lies between repeating the year or starting sixth form. For two of the country’s top young footballers another option presented itself: Go pro.