Former national coach Bertille St Clair, will assist the Football Federation in its talent identification program, for National Under-20 and Under-16 players, in the sister isle of Tobago over the next few weeks. Some of the country’s past national players and coaches have already began assessing player at the Ato Boldon Stadium and St Clair, who guided this country to the 1991 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Portugal, will take charge in Tobago.
The sessions will take place at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet and the Cyd Gray Complex, Roxborough at dates to be announced.
T&T will enter the Caribbean leg of the Under-20 qualifiers, from July 23-31 in a group hosted by St Vincent/Grenadines along with Suriname and Guyana. The winners of the four preliminary groups and the best second placed team will advance to the final CFU round in Jamaica, from November 3-11, 2012.
The Concacaf final round takes place in Puebla, Mexico from February 18-March 2, 2013. The Caribbean will have five berths in the final 12-nation round, from which four will qualify for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Turkey. Mexico, Canada and USA are automatic qualifiers to the Concacaf final round. Caribbean qualifying for the Under-17s will be played from July 3-10 with Trinidad hosting one of the groups, which will see them come up against Suriname, British Virgin Islands and Guyana. The group winner of the five groups and the best second placed team will advance to the final CFU round in August.
Source: www.guardian.co.tt