Football Under 17s Advance To Quarter Finals
Bermuda Football Association under 17 Youth Team will be participating for the CONCACAF Pre-Qualifying World Cup quarter-final stage, in Trinidad & Tobago later this month, after advancing to the second round following a successful trip in the Bahamas, which saw them open with a 5-1 victory against the hosts.
Bermuda will join St. Kitts, Guyana and Barbados as they advanced to the second round as well, winning their respective groups in the competition.
Bermuda will be placed in group “E” along with Cuba, St. Kitts & Nevis and host country Trinidad & Tobago. The BFA says “this will be a tall order for our team when competing against the likes of Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago, while we must not take St. Kitts & Nevis lightly.“
The local team returned home Monday, July 26th, and since their return, they’ve been hard at work training and preparing for the upcoming tournament. BFA Youth Director, Devarr Boyles is currently off island and in his absence, BFA Technical Director Derek Broadley and assistant coach Maurice Lowe have been spearheading the training sessions.
The U17 team will depart Monday, August 16th, for Trinidad & Tobago. They will see their first against St. Kitts & Nevis, Wednesday, August 18th, followed by Cuba, Friday, August 20th, and finally the host country Trinidad & Tobago, Sunday August 22nd. All games will be played at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad & Tobago, which holds approximately 6,000 people.
The top two finishers in each group along with the best third place side will qualify for next year’s 12 team CONCACAF U17 Championships. The team returns home Monday, August 23rd.
