T&T Soca Warriors will go in search of three valuable points when they take on Suriname tonight in the first of two matches in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Gold Cup play-off matches at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from. Kick-off time is 7 pm.
Three teams including Haiti, will be batting each other for one spot for the upcoming Gold Cup play-off with the fifth place from central America. The Gold Cup Tournament takes place later this year.
Latapy was named as assistant coach to Saintfiet last month and joined the team for the first time on the weekend after returning from Portugal.
T&T's head coach Tom Saintfiet announced his 20-man squad for the two matches. The only addition to the list that was in the squad for the recent Nicaragua matches is English-based midfielder Andre Boucaud, who is expected to join the team in time for Sunday's match against Haiti.
Saintfiet revealed that he took a decision to omit Daneil Cyrus and Jomal Williams from the 20-man squad due to both players arriving to a residential camp at Cara Suites Hotel more than an hour after the scheduled time. US-based player Joevin Jones was also in the initial 20-man squad but was also released after the player failed to report to camp. The players recalled are Trevin Caesar, Curtis Gonzales and Akeem Roach.
Tickets for the upcoming Gold Cup playoff matches are now on sale at all Lotto Locations nationwide.There are three in one season tickets for the three matches costing $$100 for adults and $45 for children. Single match tickets cost $50 for Adults and $20 for children. TTFA Season Pass holders can access the games at no additional cost. Those TTFA Season Passes which includes access to the World Cup qualifiers also, are available at First Citizen's Banks nationwide.