oct.14.2007
T&T's national men under 23 football team failure to qualify for the football competition in next year's Beijing Olympic games is disappointing said Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC)President Larry Romany.
The national Olympic chief believes that the inability of T&T to advance to both last year's Pan American Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games should not be viewed as isolated events.
"It reveals a disconnect in the football development philsophy, plan and pathway, and I dare say if the underlying issues are not candidly addressed there will be serious implications for future FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns".
Romany pointed out that the serious football nations in the Americas view qualification for the Central America and Caribbean(CAC), Pan American and Olympic games as important development signposts.