Dominica takes part in CONCACAF 2019 Under-17 Women’s Tournament

Dominica is participating in the qualifying phase of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Footfall Championship.

CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football is one of FIFA’s six continental confederations, servicing 41 Member Associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana in the south.

The qualifying series kicks off at four different locations today, Wednesday August 21^st at four different locations and will wrap up on Sunday August 25^th. This phase will feature four groups of four teams in a round-robin format with the winner of each group advancing to the 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship final tournament.

The Dominica team, which is in Group B, plays Cayman Islands. Group A plays in Honduras, Group C in Barbados and Group D in Curacao.

The Dominica team is captained by overseas-based player, Alanna Finn, with Starr Humphreys as the Vice-Captain.  Dominica will play host country Cayman Islands today, Antigua on Friday, and Martinique on Sunday.

The 18 member squad which left for the Cayman Islands on Sunday reads as follows:

Alanna Finn- Captain, Starr Humpreys- Vice- Captain, Tamisha Roberts, Shaira Cuffy, Jessica Pierre-Louis, Tiffany St. Jean,Rosalinda Paul, Britany Dennis, Ellanah St. Rose, Siltanette Serguis, Sierra Theophille, Albini St. Jean, Kishma Ettiene, Kernisha Adams, Daniella Laurent, Sherina George, Awnel Esprit, Dezra Clarke.

The coaching staff comprises of Roselia Registe- Head Coach, Augustus Griffith- Asst. Coach, Delroy Watt- Fitness Trainer, Thora Robinson- Medics Personnel  and Regina Walsh- Manager.