U-17

FIFTEEN visiting teams and hosts Trinidad and Tobago will square off in the September 13-30 Fifa Under-17 World Championship, to be played at four new stadiums around the country and the Hasely Crawford National Stadium.

THE Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football squad, dubbed “Team 2001”, will hope for an improved performance from 1 o’clock this afternoon when they face Paraguay at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

TWICE is too much.Those were the simple yet effective words offered yesterday by Trinidad and Tobago's Under-17 captain, Roderick Anthony, as he leads his team into today's warm-up international match against Paraguay, first of the 15 teams to arrive.

COACH Professor Rene Simoes yesterday announced an 18-man squad to represent hosts Trinidad and Tobago in the FIFA Under-17 World Championship from September 13-30.

IT is unfortunate that Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy ended their international careers in the controversial manner in which they did in late June.

FIFA vice-president Austin Jack Warner, took a hard line on local contractors (companies) yesterday, saying not one of them gave a nickle to assist with the team's preparations for the September 13-30 FIFA Under-17 World Cup Championships.

It is not often that Professor Rene Simoes allows emotion to betray his pragmatic outlook of the game.However, after three months on the job, the Brazilian proudly revealed that he has found something exciting in Trinidad and Tobago.

TRINIDAD and Tobago's referee Ramesh Ramdhan is among three officials from CONCACAF Zone appointed to be in charge of matches in the FIFA Under-17 World Championships to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from September 13-30.