A twenty member squad has been selected by the technical staff of the Dfa to represent Dominica in the windward island men tournament carded for May 12th-16th 2015, in St Lucia.
Overseas based players Julian Wade and Anferney Frederick have been included in the team which is captained by Glenson Prince, with Chad Bertrand as vice captain. The rest of the squad reads, Hubert Prince, Malcolm joseph, Kervin Lawrence, Dalton Bannis, Joselyn Prince, Aldrin Lawrence, Scottie Phillip, Bert Casimir, Glenworth Elizee, Naielle Lee, Randolph Peltier, Briel Thomas, Travis joseph, Sydney Lockhart, Egbert Walsh and Raleighson Pascal.
Egbert Walsh who was not on the world cup squad which went past the BVI to qualify for the second round against Canada in June, has been drafted in, while Raleighson Pascal, one of three goalkeepers in the world cup team has retained his place. Missing from the twenty three man world cup squad are Mitchel Joseph who is nursing an injury, Courtney McKenzie and Owen Oscar. The coaching staff comprises Shane Marshall as head coach, Ellington Sabin – assistant coach, Heinrich Anselm – manager, Courtney Challenger – goalkeeper coach, Keith Prosper – trainer and Albert Noel – medics personnel.
Meantime two local FIFA officials will also leave island on Monday to officiate in the Windward Islands men tournament in St Lucia. They are referee, Rommie Blanc and assistant referee, Caesar Gabriel. Dominica will play it’s first match on Tuesday 12th May against host country St Lucia at 7:30 pm, while its second match will be on Thursday 14th May vs Grenada at 5pm. The nature Boyz will play their final match on Saturday 16th May when they take on St Vincent & the Grenadines at 5pm.
But the team should be in st. lucia 2 or 3 days before.. DFA Needs to stop sit on FIFA money and invest in our players.. Anyways good luck to our Nature Boyz
Good luck boys make us proud
How can you travel to a tournament one day before it starts and expect to be successful. The team will not be able to practice properly before seeing that they will be playing the next day. You cannot cut costs that will hamper the team’s chances. This is sheer madness by the Association. The team should be arriving to their destination at least 2 days before the start, giving them time to get a proper rest and training. Still, good luck to our boys.
I wish the Team the best of luck. The St. Lucians always consider the Dominican football team to be the weakest in the Windward Islands, since the days of Pat John, Clem John, Dasheen, Dewhurst, BogoRoy, Peg Leg, to name a few. The schedule shows we are playing the home team first and the strongest team St. Vincent last. They hope Dominica and cause an upset, so that they can have their finals on Sunday, St. Lucia against Grenada and St. Lucia will win. I hope Dominica really upset their plans.
am happy the tournament is on and our guys will gel a bit more before the world cup games v Canada. There is one problem that exists and need to stop is the time between travel and game day. the team leaves on the 11th to play a game on the 12th in 2015 that’s just madness.