T&T's National Men's Under-17 team is currently in Costa Rica for a four-match training camp as it continues its preparations for the final round of Concacaf qualification for the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which will be staged in Panama City, Panama, in April.
TTFF technical director Anton Corneal was responsible for arranging the training camp and line-up of matches which will see T&T playing Costa Rica's Under 17 team today. T&T began the camp with a goalless draw against Costa Rica's Under-20 club champions Alajuela, on Friday, after its arrival on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Sport also made a significant contribution to ensure the team was able to participate in the training camp."It's a very useful opportunity that came knocking through our relationship with the Costa Ricans and this is something that has been in progress for some time now as it relates to maintaining good relationships with some of our neighboring countries in the region and other organisers of matches and training camps," said Corneal.
"I felt it was the ideal opportunity for the team to get some valuable match practice and training time ahead of the final round of qualification for the U-17 World Cup in Panama, in April," added Corneal who guided T&T to the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, in South Korea.
T&T head coach Shawn Cooper has former Strike Squad player Leonson Lewis and Terrance Marcelle as his assistants with Ross Russell as the goalkeeper coach and Christopher Gouveia is the team manager.
The team is captained by midfielder Brandon Creed and includes U-20 defender Shannon Gomez, W Connection midfielder Matthew Woo Ling, talented forward Brent Sam and US-based player Mani Walcott.
U-17 Squad
D'eandre Villaroel (Fatima College)/San Juan Jabloteh
Kevin John (Moruga Composite)/Southern Football Academy
Josiah Trimmingham (San Juan North Secondary)/San Juan Jabloteh
Mateon Watson (Naparima College)/ W Connection
Shannon Gomez (St Augustine Secondary)/San Juan Jabloteh
Leland Archer (Fatima College)/ St Ann's Rangers
Maurice Ford (Belmont Boys Secondary)/St Ann's Rangers
Brendon Creed (Fatima College)/ SKHY FC
Jabari Mitchell (Naparima College)/ W Connection
Jarred Dass (Naparima College)/ W Connection
Aaron Noel (St Mary's College)/ SKHY FC
Matthew Woo Ling (Fatima College)/ W Connection
Kishun Seecharan (El Dorado West Secondary)/ 1st FC Santa Rosa
Anderson Toussaint (Princes Town West Secondary)/ SFA Centre of Excellence
Akeem Garcia (St Augustine Secondary)/ San Juan Jabloteh
Yafeu Rougier (St Benedict's College)/ W Connection
Weah Adams (Roxborough Secondary)/ Roxborough Lakers FC
Levi Garcia (Shiva Boys' Hindu College)/ T&TEC FC
Mani Walcott (US based) Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Brent Sam (San Juan North Secondary)/ Police FC
Mikey Basdeo (Naparima College)/ W Connection
Aikim Andrews (St Augustine Secondary)/ San Juan Jabloteh
Staff
Shawn Cooper–Head Coach
Leonson Lewis–assistant Coach
Terrence Marcelle–Assistant Coach
Ross Russell–Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Coach
Michael Taylor–Physio
Devin Elcock–Equipment Manager
Christopher Gouveia–Manager