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U-16s shooting for glory
published: Monday | August 14, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
Twenty-two Caribbean nations and five guest countries will vie for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-16 Youth Cup that opens today.
The tournament, which runs from August 14-26, will also double as the Caribbean Preliminary Qualification to the CONCACAF Under-17 Final with the group games due to take place in April 2007.
The guest teams are defending champions Canada, last year's losing finalists Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico and Panama.
Seven groups comprising four teams each, will contest the preliminary round with the host nation fielding two squads.
Group games will be played in Bacolet, Couva, Malabar, Marabella and Pointe-a-Pierre, while the final will be played in Port-of-Spain.
Group winners and the best second-placed team qualify for the quarter-finals.
JAMAICA CROWNED
Although Canada won the tournament last year, Jamaica were crowned Caribbean champions by virtue of being the highest-placed Caribbean team.
They finished third after losing 4-2 to Canada in the semi-finals and then defeating Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 in the third-place match.
Jamaica are in Group F along with Bahamas, Cuba and Dominica. Trinidad and Tobago's 'A' Team will contest Group E against Aruba, Grenada and Guyana, while their "B" Team are in Group A with Bermuda, Canada and El Salvador.
The lone match to day is between Trinidad and Tobago "A" and Aruba, while the competition goes into full swing tomorrow.
Group A - Canada, Trinidad and Tobago "B", Bermuda, El Salvador; Group B - Anguilla, Panama, <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Puerto </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Rico</SPAN>, St Lucia; Group C - Barbados, <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Netherlands </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Antilles</SPAN>, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname; Group D - Guatemala, Cayman Islands, Haiti, <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink2 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,2); style="POSITION: relative; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,2); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,2); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060814/sports/sports6.html#" target=_top><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue
U-16s shooting for glory
published: Monday | August 14, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
Twenty-two Caribbean nations and five guest countries will vie for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-16 Youth Cup that opens today.
The tournament, which runs from August 14-26, will also double as the Caribbean Preliminary Qualification to the CONCACAF Under-17 Final with the group games due to take place in April 2007.
The guest teams are defending champions Canada, last year's losing finalists Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico and Panama.
Seven groups comprising four teams each, will contest the preliminary round with the host nation fielding two squads.
Group games will be played in Bacolet, Couva, Malabar, Marabella and Pointe-a-Pierre, while the final will be played in Port-of-Spain.
Group winners and the best second-placed team qualify for the quarter-finals.
JAMAICA CROWNED
Although Canada won the tournament last year, Jamaica were crowned Caribbean champions by virtue of being the highest-placed Caribbean team.
They finished third after losing 4-2 to Canada in the semi-finals and then defeating Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 in the third-place match.
Jamaica are in Group F along with Bahamas, Cuba and Dominica. Trinidad and Tobago's 'A' Team will contest Group E against Aruba, Grenada and Guyana, while their "B" Team are in Group A with Bermuda, Canada and El Salvador.
The lone match to day is between Trinidad and Tobago "A" and Aruba, while the competition goes into full swing tomorrow.
Group A - Canada, Trinidad and Tobago "B", Bermuda, El Salvador; Group B - Anguilla, Panama, <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Puerto </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Rico</SPAN>, St Lucia; Group C - Barbados, <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Netherlands </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Antilles</SPAN>, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname; Group D - Guatemala, Cayman Islands, Haiti, <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink2 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,2); style="POSITION: relative; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,2); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,2); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060814/sports/sports6.html#" target=_top><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue