U-17

Canada’s Under-17 women’s team will arrive in Trinidad today for the upcoming four-nation tournament fresh from a live-in training camp under new coach Bryan Rosenfield in Vaughan and Toronto. The Canadians, a powerhouse in women’s football, played three exhibitions matches during the camp and Rosenfield says the tournament in Trinidad will fit nicely into his team’s programme ahead of their qualifying tournament for the 2010 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup in T&T this September.

Trinidad and Tobago will host a 4-nation tournament as a build up for the 2010 FIFA Under 17 Women's World Cup from February 28 involving the national Under 17 Teams of Canada, Jamaica, Mexico and T&T at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella.

More than 30 firms-including FIFA partners, national sponsors, potential partners, government agencies and probable stake holders-were represented during the opening day of the three-day marketing workshop conducted by FIFA staff in conjunction with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF).

Technical director of women’s football, Even Pellerud has expressed his pleasure at the U-17 football camp which was held over the weekend with prospective players.

National women’s U-15 coach, Marlon Charles is in search of goalkeepers for the U-15 team, which is currently in training for the inaugural Youth Olympics to be held in Singapore this August.

Director of women’s football, Even Pellerud is back on the training pitch, preparing the national Under-17 team for the upcoming Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

Technical Director of Women’s Football in T&T, Even Pellerud, made it clear yesterday that T&T will not be entering the Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup just to participate.

National Under-20 women’s coach Jamaal Shabazz is ’past hope’ that Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 ’Soca Princesses’ will perform admirably when this country hosts the 2010 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup from September 5-25.