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Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Dernelle Mascall announced her 21-member squad today to compete in the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Qualifiers, which kicks off on Thursday 20 February at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
The junior Women Soca Warriors start their campaign against Bermuda from 6pm on Friday 21 February before tackling fellow Group E nations Dominica and Canada respectively at the same venue.
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Only the group winner advances to the next phase.
Mascall’s team includes 10 players from the National Under-17 Team that booked their place in the Concacaf U-17 Women’s Championship last month.
Attacker Orielle Martin, winger Rasheda Archer, goalkeeper Zaira Aimey, midfielder Cherina Steele, and defenders Mikaela Yearwood and Hackeemar Goodridge were all regulars for the National Under-17s.
Flanker Ty’kaiya Dennis, attacker Madison Campbell and goalkeepers Kenisha Taylor and Zofia Richards were also named in the U-20 squad.
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National Under-17 head coach Ayana Russell hinted that they were likely to rest some of her players who are recovering from knocks, which is likely to explain the absence of full back Kanika Rodriguez and defender Kaitlyn Darwent.
There was no immediate return for gifted 15-year-old attacker Nikita Gosine, who withdrew her services from the National Under-17 team earlier this year.
The selected Women’s U-17 players join a squad that includes combative central defender Anastasia O’Brien, talented utility player Ariana Borneo and skilful winger Mariah Williams.
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team
Goalkeepers: Zaira Aimey, Kenisha Taylor, Zofia Richards;
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Defenders: Anastasia O’Brien, Soleil St Hill, Calypso Ayoung, J’Eleisha Alexander, Jada Graham, Hackeemar Goodridge, Mikaela Yearwood;
Midfielders: Cherina Steele, Sheneil Findley, Ty’kaiya Dennis, Orielle Martin, Ariana Borneo, Gabriel Ramdeen;
Attackers: Rasheda Archer, Madison Campbell, Natalie Penniston-John, Mariah Williams, Sumayah Brown.
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It’s a case of the same I’m afraid. Brave and commanding performances against the lesser named teams and “tail between our legs” when we meet the so called bigger names in Concacaf.
It’s a trend that we have been seeing from the seniors as well, both male and female…and unless we snap out of this mentality that we cannot compete with, match and even beat these teams we will continue to lose to the Canadas, the Mexicos, the USAs the Costa Ricas etc…
We have to believe, firstly, as an Association and as a coaching and Technical staff, that we can get big results against these teams and must approach these games as such, instead of adopting the usual defensive styles which we have come to expect when we see a Tri vs USA or a Tri vs Mex.
This confidence must then be relayed to the players and instilled in them, so that they too can come out and perform as they would against.perhaps a St. Maarten or a BVI, for instance. Its an “inferiority complex ” that has been festering through the ranks for way too long and Trinidad and Tobago have the talent and resources to be able to put on way better showings against these teams than we currently are doing.