The Dominica Football Association (DFA) has officially announced the senior squad that will face Panama on Friday at the Windsor Park Stadium in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.
The 18 man squad features Glenson Prince-capt, Owen Oscar, Prince Austrie, Hubert Prince, Calvin Christopher, Malcolm Joseph, Jerome Thomas, Craig Reid, Josley Prince, Chad Bertrand, Rasheed Bertrand, Euclid Bertrand, Jonathan Abel, Kurlson Benjamin, Mitchel Joseph, Kelly Peters, Lester Langlais and Egbert Walsh, the lone newcomer to the squad.
Squad Captain Prince relayed high expectations of the team as they take on Panama, not dissimilar to the public expectations, and called on the Dominican public to come out and support the team like they have done previously.
“We know that the public expects a lot from us and we are waiting extremely hard to deliver. We know it’s not going to be easy. The Nicaragua game that we played showed us our shortcomings and we have been working on those. I hope that public supports us again because we know that without the support of the public we cannot do anything. So I am encouraging the public to come out and support. The players know what we have to do and we are prepared to work very hard,” Prince said.
President of the DFA Patrick John stated that he believes that the team has the tools to win, affirming that he has been satisfied by preparations thus far.
John said, “I have seen this team train and I am not usually someone who is easily satisfied. I am an ardent critic of the Dominica team and [from what I have seen], I am happy to report that I have been satisfied. I believe that this team has the grit, the mentality and the mindset to win that game.”
The game against Panama begins at 6PM this Friday.
Can anyone describe acommon thread thorugh the rank and file of the management of the DFA Executive and that of the Senior National team? More than 85% of these individuals have a deep seated hatred for Roosevelt Skerrit and a love for the UWP. Check it out for yourself
PJ need to come out there
Garson, we cannot just say good luck to them fellas. Sacway gas man!
Good luck to out players,we need to win this game,Have faith in your selvies,I no our men can do it,And to my cousin lester langlais,I will be listening in canada on dbs radio.PJ why thomas felix isn’t playing,He is one of best player for blAZERS BASKETBALL TEAM.
you streching d joke now next thing you going to ask is for coc cor law to play for harlem you confusing basketball with soccer/football
Panama all but one player are foreign based, PJ & his team please tell me what about D/ca’s foreign based players… wouldn’t they are value to our football?????
let us give support to our nature island boys. we must not be too quick to cry down what is ours. say a pray for them istead. Kirt u had my support in game one and i will be there on friday god willing. Go bro go
What ever happen to the young Willy Moise? been watching that young fella since he is a kid…..has much potential. Kurlson is good, rest of the team reads like a family affair…..maybe just coincidence? Good luck to the guys, give it your best.
you watching too much tv with u nonsense rap
I hope this time around the Manager of the team Mr. Kurt Hector will not be wearing a bib as was previously announced by the public at his first international game few weeks ago at the stadium. DFA we need to take example on the other countries. Lets go DA, lets go.
Kurt Hector needs to be able to choose his own fellars to train for the national team based on der skills and not preferences
he was only wearing that because the referee thought he was a player because of the colour of his shirt
sorry it’s not “YOUKLID”
BEFORE A MAN KICK A BALL IN DA HE GOOD CHUPES
MIKES GEORGE WAS GOOD
COCOSHOE WAS GOOD
ABU WAS GOOD
SCOBBIE WAS GOOD
SPRAGGS WAS GOOD
FORKS WAS GOOD
CHUMBEEE WAS GOOD
RORO WAS GOOD
DINE WAS GOOD
KELLY WILLIAMS ( NOT GHOST ) WAS GOOD
DANA HURTAULT WAS GOOD
EARL WHITE WAS GOOD
MANICOU WAS GOOD
GUTTER RAT WAS GOOD
ECHOE WAS GOOD
PAPPY WAS GOOD
T K WAS GOOD
BULL WAS GOOD
PECK WAS GOOD
LENNY ANDRE WAS GOOD
FITZ HENRY WAS GOOD
JEFFREY EDMUNDS WAS GOOD
SOLKAR WAS GOOOD
BLAGGAR WAS GOOD
JOHNNNY HENRY WAS GOOD
JAVAR WAS GOOD
TOO- T WAS GOOD
PEG LEG WAS GOOD
LONG MEASURES WAS GOOD
ERICKSON CHRISTOPHER WAS GOOD
BERGER WAS GOOD
LONG CUFFY WAS GOOD
DEREK MOLARS GREEN WAS GOOD
STOUTE WAS GOOD
THOMAS BAPTISTE WAS GOOD
PATRICK JOHN WAS GOOD
BO HAROLD GAGE WAS GOOD
CUTHBERT MC INTYRE WAS GOOD
DEVERILLE PHILLIP WAS GOOD
GO GO ROY WAS GOOD
PEG LEG WAS GOOD
GEORGE CLARENDON WAS GOOD
CUTHBERT WILLLIAMS WAS GOOD
JOSHA CLARENDON WAS GOOD
HAPPY WAS GOOD
MARSHALL BWOIS AISLES WAS GOOD
CY-ZO WAS GOOD
TONY GEORGE WAS GOOD
BRIAN WAS GOOD
STEVE NORRIS WAS GOOD
BIBBS WILLIAMS WAS GOOD
DEWHURST WAS GOOD
JONSON ISSAC WAS GOOD
CECIL MARIE WAS GOOD
ZAR EMMANUEL WAS GOOD
RABO WAS GOOD
PALLOOT WAS GOOD
WEWEE WAS GOOD
ALLAN TOUSAINT WAS GOOD
ALFRED TOUSSAINT WAS GOOD
VINCENT BARDOUILLE WAS GOOD
GLEN ETTIENNE WAS GOOD
PETER GREENAWAY WAS GOOD
REGGAE EMMANUEL WAS GOOD
JR EMMANUEL WAS GOOD
RALPH RICHRDS WAS GOOD
SHARP ELWIN WAS GOOD
PAH HO WAS GOOD
KELVIN MCPHERSON WAS GOOD
HURTAULT ( SOUTH EAST)WAS GOOD )
CHICKY CASIMIR WAS GOOD
GEORGE ZICO LARONDE WAS GOOD
SHANE MARSHALL WS GOOD
SO DATS JUST A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOME YES JUST SOME OF THE GREAT ICONS OF DOMINICA FOOTBALL…THESE GUYES PLAYED AGAINST GREAT OPPOSITION BOTH AT THE NATIONAL AND EXTERNAL LEVEL AND DID WELL….AT A TIME WHEN REAL COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL WAS BEING PLAYED AND THE CROWDS CAME OUT IN NUMBERS. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN A MERE PRACTICE OF HARLEM SAW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TURNING UP AND WHEN HARLEM PLAYED D ENTIRE NEWTOWN WAS AT THE WINDSOR PARK. A HARLEM VS KENSBRO GAME WAS THE BIGGEST ITEM ON THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL AGENDA!
SADLY WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS REALLY POOR YET SOME OF US IN UTTER IGNORANCE WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THSES HUYES CAN PLAY FOOTBALL. WE SADLY I SAY NO ! HOWEVER LETS GO AND SUPPORT DOMINICA BECAUSE DEM TALK SHOW HOSTS WANT TO DIVIDE OUR PEOPLE LETS GO UNITE OUR PIPS THROUGH SPORTS !
SUPPORT DA FOOTBALL !
jus for your information: DANA HURTAULT WAS GREAT
Like I said earlier football in the schools need a revival and the ministry of sports need to wake up. We should also encourage a few clubs at the youth level to play together with the school teams. I remembered in my early days at Grammar School when the schoold played at the first division level. It was a great celebration when the school trounced the once considered mighty harlem 3-1 TO KNOCK OUT HARLEM from the knock out round. On another note what has happened to footbal in the Roseau Central area? Anybody dare to comment on what has caused that demise of teams like Blue Stars, Kensbro and Dame Central. Not one of the Roseau based teams is a feature in our football today except for a struggling Kensbro thanks to the spirit of Bala and Long Cuffy. For all those who are pointing fingers at PJ I guess you will blame him too but when you do, remember basketball teams like Cardinals, Killer Bees and Flames and the netball teams like Celtics, all of whom used old Windsor Park for practice blame PJ too. Your blame of PJ is nothing short of diverting blame from where it is due, the general administration of sports on the island by the powers that be, which has been nothing short of dismal. The overall administration of sports has not only affected the schools but even the clubs who have no facilities to train which they once did before. THAT IS NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, so to all the detractors, I expect you to go on hating, because YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH
My boy dey should have pick you as de coach man!!!!!!!!!! you know de business!!!!!!!!!!
PJ, what’s the status of the Football Stadium at StockFarm?
go visit the area and u will see that work is going very well
what work, u must be sleeping
Dominica 0 Panama 5…..Not hating but im talking football right now. Panama to strong for dominica
this simple shows that u do not support ur country
that comment had nothing to do with support but being realistic.this is a panama team that beat or gave the usa stiff competetion at the recent gold cup.to be honest i would love for da to win 1-0 by an own goal. under the helm of julio cesar dely valdes panama have made great strides and i don’t forsee da winning
DO U KNOW THAT AN AICONS SESSAME ST SHARLOOTEVILLERS OR BETTER STILL ” AN ALL STAR NEWTOWN REPRESENTATIVE 18 ” CAN BEAT THE SENOIR NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM AT ANY TIME!
SO WHEN ALL U TALKING ABOUT WHO HAVE MAD SKILLS WHO DAT GOOD WE CHALLENGE PJ AND DEM TO HAVE A BIG GAME IN D STADIUM WITH
DOMINICA SENOIR NATIONAL TEAM
Vs
AN ALL STAR HARLEM COMMUNITY SQUAD
AT THE STADIUM
AND ALL U WILL KNOW WHO IS WHO
RESPECT US
REMEMBER WE HAVE ALWays soundly defeated the national team even when we had many of ous key players on it !
People stop it.
Alot of these players that is on the team and those not selected (from possie) are sub average players .
They only look good during the league because the standard of football in dominica has droped so low.
i watch a few games last season to include the same posie team that won the league and i could not believe this was the highest level of football in dominica.
This current team don’t even look as good as santos, terrors , mangrovers , glanvillia ,not to mention coco town and strikers of the late 90’s.
the football in dominica is just poor. i even saw an un fit shaboo under rum took them guys in possie to school last year carnival weekend.
i went to the stadium to watch the game against nicaragua and trust me dem guys don’t ready. Plus the team was playing without a strategy . they never put six passes together before loosing the ball for the entire game.
Recommendation. suspend the national team ( both male and female) from paticipating in tournaments for the next five years and use the resources to develop football from the grass root.
All fields should have lights and coaches should be send to take coaching courses , physical education degrees etc abroad.
Eliminate playing matches on fields that a almost half the size of a standard football field.
centralized all premiere games and charge a fee.
the earning should be reinvested in football.
refrees need training too.
Need to remain in contact with all who on sports schoolarship , have some one in the states conduct a fitness test at various times and if the individuals failed the test the shcolarship must be suspended.
If playesr on shcolarship don’t make themselves available for natitonal selection then suspend the scholarship.
The MAIN thing that will help football is to get PJ out .
By the way thumps up for shaboo for the work he had done every saturday morning in the benjamin park with the little kids who have now been able to win portsmouth a championship.
There are alot of possie players who can be chosen to be on the national team. Mr. PJ you must take a drive to portsmouth on a friday afternoon or when there are late games in the benjamins park. Alot of the bombers players can be considered to be on the national team. If these players are chosen to be on the national team, Dominica will shine. Because these guys got what it takes. Trust me MR.PJ…..Come down to the North > you are too much in the south!
Egbert Walsh one of d/ca best defender!!!…Now d/ca have some hope of wining something!!!!
Teddy Reviere a very good player strong, fast and cant score goals, Tyron John intellegent defender, reads the game good and he does something that most defenders dont do he plays the ball out of the defense, Oris Mills this little guy have alot of raw talent, very very skillfull player one things he demonstrate he can score when he want, Overall no defenders cant stop this player when he is on form, Mickey Edwards there’s too much word to discribe this young player, he’s the master player of the midfield but one thing he should work on is his attacking play should be among the goals for his portmouth team saw him play in the last game of the season he was outstanding. This three players should be seriouly consider for the National team.
PJ and the rest of the DFA must stop fooling Dominicans and face reality.Although nothing in sports is set in stone it is highly unlikely that we can beat Panama who is a major force in the CONCACAF region.
Let us hope that we can keep the goals against column down to at least 5.
Our football quality is bottom draw and our poor administration is not helping the situation.
We need a revamp of the DFA with serious people who are committed to the sport.
I AGREE WITH U.. PJ NOT INTERESTED IN FOOTBALL U KNOW. .. THERE ARE TOO MANY GREAT PLAYER IN D/ca, BUT IF NOTHING IS DONE TO IMPROVE OUR FOOTBALL HERE OUR STANDARD WILL STAY THE SAME.. ANYWAY GUD LUCK TEAM…..
Is PJ the selector of the national team? Why are you guys blaming PJ for who is on and who is not on the team. The blame should go to the selectors and coaches not PJ. If we are talking administration then I will say too, that PJ is not the football association, he is just the president. The association is more than just one man. All I sense here is a lot of anti-PJ emotions coming into what should be a more positive discussion.
From PJ past actions he has no business being President of the Football association or representing Dominica on an international level. Frankly it is a shame and embarrassment to Dominicans.
Football in Dominica needs drastic change and improvement. There are talented young individuals with potential to develop into well rounded players. However the persons at the helm (including club coaches) should either seek the necessary training to allow them to be able to help these young individuals develop. We need qualified or experienced leaders to achieve that goal. Players today need more hands on direction.
It is unfair to harshly judge the national players today since those at the helm are not qualified or able to impact development of the players. That includes training and exposing the players to quality talent by having more friendly matches with teams outside of Dominica. In addition, by not considering experienced and talented Dominican born players station overseas to be part of the national team is unpatriotic (PJ) and denies the Dominica base players the opportunity to learn and improve their game.
Panama will be a difficult task for Dominica to handle. Panama is the better team to date based on performance but stranger things has occurred and a win by Dominica would be an addition to that strangeness. Regardless the results it’s a good experience for the team and measuring stick as to where they stand. Best of luck to the Dominican National team in quest of a victory over Panama!
put ur self up for the job
You could not have said it better – Our football quality is at the bottom – this is a reflection of the standard of football played at the highest level in Dominica. As for the administration, Dominica needs serious people who are interested in the development in the sport and not their pockets.
Nuff Princes in the line up. Niiiice! Royalty thing!
I observed that too. There are 4 Princes and 3 Bertrands on the team. Are they related.
I would like to see a little more decentralization of football in Dominica.
as long as we continue to recognise that newtown boyz no longer have interests in playing football for harlem under its current weakened executive/coaching/management structure then this will continue to affect national football in an adverse way.
so if our football is to go any further whether at the under 17 under 21 and senior national or interchool level( windward games) then an effort has to be made to take advantage of the tremendous talent that still exists in newtown.
I heard of the YOUNG AICONS and was told that the future of DA and newtownHarlem football lies with that group of young men who have Mad talent secound to none in Da.
so for football to return to its greatest level we have to take a deep look at newtown football get the guyes back into the scheme of things for national service what we have now is mediocre a and while we have t support them we do know rhat that team is not our strongest.
U SEE THE PROBLEM IS WE NEED COACHES TO CHOSE A TEAM NOT BY PREFERENCE BUT BY TALENT DISCPLINE & COMMITTMENT TO THE GAME.. THAT INCLUDING BETTER FACILITIES TO TRAIN & INCENTIVE TO THE PLAYERS.. WITH ALL THAT I THINK OUR STANDARD OF FOOTBALL WILL RISE IN D/CA..
So no Harlem, no football? Champs come from Posse, South East in recent years. Dublanc always strong. Stop trying to be spoon-fed and recognize that good football is now island wide and no longer just for de Town man. Plus during your dominance those rural teams were not as strong so the field was weaker with the stronger teams being Kensbro Harlem etc back in the day. “Tremendous talent” all over. Get yourselves together, get disciplined and improve de overall level of football in DA.
Good team, I consign on that!
u doh even know what u talking about
d home d eternal permanent home of football is newtwon
possie and estate win for the last two years due to s a**ness of harlem management so what are u talking about points were forfeited on the home stretch so u stupid or what when harlem and kensbro went and play football in d country it was 24 love etc and NEWTOWN is not TOWN OK ” EVERY YEAR YHEY GOING DOWN TO TOWN …EVERY YEAR THEY GOING DOWN TO BOMB THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER TEAM LIKE HARLEM”
NO HARLEM NO DOMINICA TEAM ! THIS IS STILL THE FREAKING CASE EVEN TODAY OK GRUDGER AND HATER AND MANY OF THE PLAYERS FROM ESTATE HAVE DEEP BLOODROOOOTS IN HARLEM !
MAKE YOUR RESEARCH TRUST ME BY NEXT YEAR ALL DEM STUPID TALKING WILL DONE WHEN NEWTOWN PEOPLE RE-ORGANISE THEIR FOOTBALL AND MAD TALENT WILL BE ON SHOW NOT ONLY FOR DNEWTOWN BUT FOR DOMINICA AGAIN
*cosign
Bondieu, harlem you will valay people on dno man? The way you are going on is as if harlem is the only community that can produce star quality players. That is utter rubbish if you ask me! If you look on an international level star players come from every part of the part of the world. That is not to say that some areas don’t have a higher concentration of “good” players than others. You sound silly and even stupid to go with a rant like this. Free up man! A next thing that you should remember is that regardless of management/coaching, GREAT players SHINE through and through!(i.e though adversity, injury and coaching). You just can’t keep a good man down. Skills are skills and not just one set of persons can possess football skills. Once you are gifted with proper training anybody can become a great player regardless of which community you are from. Island wide there are great coaches who train these players to be someday to be great! So stop with all this nonsense. You sound foolish!
well as u have said the 3 D’s need to be applied to the Harlem/Aicons guys if they r 2 get any further in the sports…Determination Discipline and dedication
YEAH TIME WILL TELLL
WE WILL SHOCK THE NATION CAUSE WE STILL HAVE THE TOPPESTALENT IN FOOTBALL IN DOMINICA
DOH HURT YOUR HEAD
Are you saying that football in Dominica is all about Harlem and that if Harlem has no football then Dominica doesn’t likewise.This is just pure arrogance.While I give respect to the talent from Newtown lets us not forget that we had national teams in the past doing well with players not only from Newtown but fromm all over the Island. The problem with football in Dominica is that it has failed in the school structure and the few private academies are not enough to sustain a national team. I haven’t really looked at footbal that much since the old Windsor Park but with the few games I’ve seen and When I read now the names of some of the people who are still on the national team it tells me that the youth are not living up to expectation to carry on the mantle from those before them. I remembered when I played under 16 for Grammar School in 1984 youth football was played among schools and clubs. Thats where guys like Tony Dominique (Gutter Rat), Kurt White (Rabo), Kenrick Emmanuel (Solka), Barbie Aaron Irvin Williams (bibs) Brian Hamilton and the like came from. Teams like Bath Estate and St.Jo came out of the youth league then. Where is the football structure in the schools today particularly the secondary schools? Its all lost. Thats where we have to go back to the schools working in tandem with the private academies
HELLO BABBIE AARON IS FROM HARLEM NOT ESTATE OK AND THE CHAMPION PRIMARY SCHOOL TEAM WAS R B S AND THE CORE OF DAT TEAM CAME FROM HARLEM PEOPLE LIKE BOMDWAY , GUTTER RAT, TEE- P TAR PIE, BIE CARD, DIDDLE, BRIAN DOMINIQUEDORIAN LIVERPOOL ETC ALL THESE GUYES EVEN PLAYED FOR C J HARVE STARS OF NEWTOWN IN THE YOUTH SEGMENT OF THE NEWTOWN FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND DEFEATED EVERYBODY!
WHEN DOMINICA FOOOTBALL IS ON TOP IT ALWAYS HAD THE CORE COMING FROM NEWTOWN JUST LIKE THE WEST INDIES WHEN BARBADOS CRICKET IS STRONG WEST INDIES CRICKET IS STRONG DATS JUST THE REALITY AND HISTORY HAS PROVEN THIS FACT. ST JO , POSSIE, GRAND FONDE, MARIGOT, POINTE MICHEL, ESTATE, LOUBIRE, GIRAUDEL.KINGSHILL, EGGLESTON, THE VALLEY ETC HAVE ALL BEEN TAUGHT FOOTBALL FROM HARLEM WE DIDNT JUST PLAYED IN THE PARK WE VISITED THE OUT DISTRICK TO PLAY EXHIBITION FOOTBALL TO EXPOSE AND PROMOTE THE SPORT MANY OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WERE INVITED TO PLAY IN NEWTOWN LEAGUES SO I DONT SEE DAT AS ARROGANT FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS WHAT WAS THE CORE OF THE TEAM WHEN WE DEFEATED TRINIDAD THE CARICOM CHAMPIONS ! WHAT WAS THE CORE OF THE TEAM WHEN WE BECAME WINDWARD ISLAND CHAMPIONS! SO MANY LEAGUE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CAME TO NEWTOWN AND MORE TO COME. DEM UPSTARTS MUST RESPECT WHAT NEWTOWN HAS DONE FOR FOOTBALL AND WILL WILL WILL CONTINUE TO DO !
DFA have injured players in the sqaud,Fanny and Baggio injured plus they didnt pick that player from possie Eddie Thomas. DFA have use there head you can’t get a %100 from injured players. Look at the Portsmouth team for example the have a lot of good player and you mean to tell me that on three players from that team in the national team, see the type of football they played recently in the stadium againts South east, Teddy Reviere, Mickey Edwards, Oris Mills, Tyron John and the Young Goalie they have. This goalie shows alot of promise, I have followed this possi team and the thing is they know how to play football and they are young
THE D/ca FOOTBALL TEAM IS A TEAM OF PREFRENCE.ONCE U ARE LIKE BY THE MANAGEMENT U WILL MAKE THE TEAM, WHETHER U INJURED OR NOT.. I HOPE THESE INJURED PLAYER DONT INJURY THEMSELVES MORE….
tru talk footballe
When they injured and they play obviously they will injured the team to, too much preference in selection of the team I %100 agree with you
WHATS YOUR POINT
DEM MAN DOH KNOW FOOTBALL
DON LEOGAL GIVE ALLU HARLEM TROPHY
ALLU TOO DOUNCE GARCSON
know football? what does that mean? nothing was given everything was earned! give me a break!
Good luck guys. My support is with you. Do your best.
lets go baggio
BAGGIO IS OVERRATED PLAYER
BEJAMIN IS MUCH BETTER AND PLAYS SMARTER FOOTBALL
IF U NEED A STRICKER TO RUN 100 METRES WITH HIS HEAD DOWN DEN BAGGIO IS THE MAN
haahahah. good one!!