U-20s in Limbo.
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team remain uncertain about their 2009 T&T Pro League future, less than two weeks before the kick off of the domestic competition.
The Pro League executive committee agreed in principle, but CEO Dexter Skeene was anxious to clear up some unresolved issues regarding the national outfit like insurance, salaries and fixtures, as well as to clear up the future of players already attached to their senior member clubs.
Defender Robert Primus represented San Juan Jabloteh in the Caribbean Club Champions Cup on Monday night, while strikers Trent Lougheed and Jamal Clarence split training between the national youth team and United Petrotrin.
"We haven't got confirmation on anything as yet," said national under-20 manager Chris de Silva yesterday.
"We are waiting for the (Trinidad and Tobago Football) Federation to advise us what is happening. But we are training five times a week."
Skeene and Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) technical advisor Keith Look Loy could not be reached for comment and Pro League employees could not confirm whether any decision had been taken between the two parties.
De Silva's son and key midfielder, Sean de Silva, is among the national players in training after he opted to take time off from his academic pursuits at the College of Charleston until next January.
However, the national team manager said it was unlikely Sean would enroll with a Pro League team if the national under-20 side does not join the senior domestic competition.
De Silva explained that the youth team would continue to train for five days a week, even if they do not compete in the Pro League, while they are also scheduling pre-World Cup tours.