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Anguilla, St. Eustatius, Montserrat and Antigua Barbuda vie for
places in World Cup Qualifiers.
St. JOHNS, Antigua, September, 9, 2016- Many promises were
made by the coaches and managers of the teams participating in
the ECVA World Cup Qualifiers Men group A. The four teams meet
in round robin competition before the goal medal match is played
on Sunday 11th with the top two advancing to the next round.
Based on recent form and statistics Antigua and Anguilla are the
pretournament favourites but Montserrat and St. Eustatius have
warned not to count them out.
According to coach Cadet Morris of Montserrat their team came to
excel in all facets of the game. “After several years of
competing in this competition team Montserrat is coming with a
different attitude. We have some very young energetic guys who
will be tempered by a few experienced players and after being in
training for about 2 years we are ready to cause a few upsets”,
he said.
Coach of St. Eustatius Edmond Hook team suggested that at the
end they may leave a few hearts broken. “We are here to bring
our “A” game and for sure we are not going down without a
fight,” he beamed. In saying that he somewhat accepted the
underdog role but he also had a twinkle in his eye to suggest
that his team was up to some mischief
Anguilla’s Jason Liburd was much more methodical in his
approach. “Our first objective is to get into the finals as that
guarantees us a place in the next round. Secondly once we have
gotten there our next aim is to win. We have a mixture of vets
and youth as well as a distinct advantage in terms of size so I
believe that we have the firepower to pull it off, he intimated
Carl Williams - Antigua’s head coaching was brimming with
confidence. “The guys are rearing and ready to go. It is a
somewhat of a new team but the guys have come through the ranks
and they too are eager and anxious to exhibit good skills and
team work. They too are confident that we will come out on top
in this group”, he avered.
The Group A men’s action starts with St. Eustatius versus
Anguilla at 9 am on Friday 9th September. |
