Source: trinidadexpress.com
Trinidad and Tobago's Women's Olympic footballers were scheduled to arrive in Santo Domingo Saturday night ahead of their Caribbean Football Union Olympic qualifying matches against Dominican Republic, Bermuda and Dominica.
T&T, under head coach Richard Hood will face Bermuda in their first match tomorrow and Hood is quietly optimistic of an opening win.
"We've prepared well for the tournament. There have been some obstacles including the lack of international practice games but we've managed to work around that. We have some pretty experienced players who have been through this kind of competition before and I think they are keen to show their ability in these games," Hood told TTFF Media.
"We have some of the players from the Under 17 World Cup last year who also want to make an impression at this higher level and the girls are all anxious over the possibility of playing in the Olympics but they know they have a major step to take which is getting to the CONCACAF final round next year in Canada," Hood added.
T&T,captained by Kennya Cordner, faces Dominica in their second game on July 7 and closes against Dominican Republic two days later. The group winner advances to the CONCACAF Finals in Vancouver in January.
Players: Kimika Forbes (GK), Shalette Alexander (GK), Anastasia Prescott (DEF) (vice-captain), Arin King (DEF), Rhea Belgrave (DEF), Tiana Bateau (DEF), Patrice Superville (DEF), Kia Rigsby (DEF), Tineisha Cobham (DEF), Karyn Forbes (MF), Janine Francois (MF), Khadidra Debesette (MF) (WWC U-17 team), Patrice Campbell (MF), Tamar Watson (MF), Kenya Cordner (FOR) (captain), Candace Edwards (FOR), Jo Marie Lewis (FOR) WWC (U-17 team), Janelle Mcgee (FOR)
Technical Staff:
Richard Hood- Head Coach
Chris Bailey- Assistant Coach
Vernetta Flanders- Manager
Nicole Kistow- Physio Therapist
Glennon Foncette-Goalkeeper Coach
Anthony Walcott- Trainer
Claire George- Equipment Manager