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T&T and Jamaica square off in home and away seriesTrinidad and Tobago’s Senior Team will close off their 2013 calendar with a home and away friendly international series against Caribbean rivals Jamaica on November 15th in Montego Bay and Port of Spain on November 19th.

This was confirmed on Saturday following initial discussions between the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association and the Jamaica Football Federation last month.  The T&T team, under head coach Stephen Hart, will travel to Montego Bay on November 12th for the first match at the Catherine Hall Complex before returning for the second match at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on November 19th at a kick off time to be determined. 

Hart described the two matches which falls on FIFA dates, as another valuable pair of outings for  T&T  which is gearing towards the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign while JFF President Captain Horace Burrell also stated in Kingston on Saturday that the games would be viewed as the launch of Jamaica’s 2018 World Cup journey.

“It’s always a match with a lot to look forward to and a competitive one of that when these two countries meet,” Hart told TTFA Media.  

“There is a lot of history and rivalry between us and I expect it to be no different later this month. We are continuing to work towards finding the right balance, the right combination of players and the right mindset and approach as it relates to our preparations for future competitions with the 2018 qualification being the main objective and we will treat these two matches in the same manner,” Hart added.

T&T’s last win over the “Reggae Boyz” was in 2001, a 2-1 win in the Caribbean Cup at the Hasely Crawford Stadium while the Jamaicans won the last two previous meetings, 1-0 in Kingston 2010 and 3-1 at the Marvin Lee Stadium that same year.


The T&T squad for the two games will be announced later this week and the TTFA will also reveal further information about the return match over the next couple of days. The TTFA is being supported by the Ministry of Sport and the Sportt Company for this two-match series.

Trinidad and Tobago's Senior Men's Team will continue their slate of international matches for the year when they face Jamaica in two friendly internationals in a home and away series this month. T&T will travel to Montego Bay to face the "Reggae Boyz" at the Catherine Hall Stadium on November 15th and then return to Port of Spain for the second match at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on November 19th.

T&T Head Coach Stephen Hart will announce his final squad for the match in due course and further details on the November 19th encounter will be disclosed over the next few days by the TTFA.