BBFS Reveals Team To Compete In EDP
Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School [BBFS] is getting set to travel to Philadelphia from Thursday, May 22 through Tuesday, May 27 in order to participate in the Eastern Development Cup [EDP] in Hammonton, New Jersey.
The tournament will see BBFS compete in the Ruby bracket [8v8] and Silver bracket [11v11] versus teams from the United States and Canada. The tour contingency will consist of 24 players, four coaches, two team managers, and seven chaperons.
The BBFS tour party consists of players from Hamilton Parish Workman’s Club, Somerset Cricket Club, North Village Community Club, St. David’s Cricket Club, Devonshire Colts Football Club, Bermuda Athletic Association [BAA], Valencia FC, Dellwood Middle School, and Dandy Town.
The team’s 24 players include Riley Robinson, Jaidyn Robinson, Sincere Hall, Mason Robinson, Jarryd Richardson, Aaron Gardiner, Christen Lugo, Amir Thomas, Dennis Zuill, Ajani Burchall, Michael Williams, Diego Richardson, Micah Mendes, Genesis Sampson, Khiarry Sharieff-Hayward, DeAndre Ball, Richard [Reese] Jones Jr, Trey Jones, Daniel Ball, Nahje Steer-Grant, San-Tze Burgess, Ashon Hart, Chermarl Henry, and T’ai Williams.
The team’s coaches include Jermaine Smith, Johnny Robinson, Armel Thomas, and Cal Blankendal.
A spokesperson said, “BBFS wishes to thank Mr. Dennis Brown [President] for assisting the coaching staff with the preparation of the teams.
“BBFS also wishes to acknowledge Jeff Bookman and Alan Hill of the EDP Cup, Ms. June Frith of the Meyer Travel Agency, TNT Driving School, Eurocar Ltd, The Bermuda Athletic Association [BAA], BHS Soccer Club, Dellwood Middle School, North Village Community Club, Pembroke Hamilton Club [PHC], John Barritt & Son Ltd., Stanno USA, The Bermuda Football Association, YouthNet, Mrs. Burgess, Mr. Gershon Gibbons, the general public, corporate donors, and the BBFS membership.”