Regrettably it has been confirmed that two of Haiti’s most experienced National team coaches perished in last week’s disastrous earthquake.
Former Senior Team head coach Gerard Cineus, who led the team to previous Concacaf Gold Cups and Jean Ives Labaze both lost their lives while several members of the national team’s technical staff are still unaccounted for, according to Captain Horace Burrell who made a visit to Haiti on the weekend. Click above for 2008 Goodwill visit to Haiti Video and below for Interview with Labaze
A national squad of thirty six players is currently in training gearing towards selection on a Trinidad and Tobago Under 16 team to compete at the Caribbean Football Union Under 16 championship in August at a venue to be determined.
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 women’s footballers battled to a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica’s National Under 20 Women’s in a warm up fixture at the Costa Rican Goal Project Centre in San Jose on Wednesday evening.
Jack Warner is considered by many to be one of the most powerful men in football in the region and today he is using his office to rally support for relief efforts in Haiti.
Earlier this week, Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake which has resulted in unimaginable destruction to the Caribbean country.
"This was one of the most disappointing moments in my life. I
knew I was out and I couldn't recover my from injury in time days
before I was actually told I was out... this made it even harder for
me... sleepless nights and a lot of tears." Read more in this Q&A with the National Under 23 striker.
