CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers updates

From 15 th june until 19th june runned in Caribbean the  CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers, that is the championship that will open the Qualifiers for 2017 World Cup U-20 South Korea.

This championship is a great opportunity to Caribbean players to show their ability, however there's a small number of teams on that. Countries like Grenada, St. Vincent, Barbados, Suriname, Guyana, Aruba, Bonaire, Martinique, Bahamas, Franch Guyana, Montserrat, US Vigin islands and British Virgin Islands are out this championship for a unknown reason.

The groups:
Group 1                              Group 2                            Group 3                      Group 4
Saint. Maarten (H)              Trinidad & Tobago(H)      Haiti(H)                    Dominican Republic(H)
Antigua & Barbuda             Saint Lucia                       Bermuda                   Jamaica
Cuba                                    Guadaloupe                      Cayman Islands        Saint Kitts & Nevis
Puerto Rico                          Turks & Caicos                Anguilla                   Dominica

A fast moment with Joash Leader

St. Kitts & Nevis have the small number in population in full Caribbean, In football, it must mean that there aren't footballers enough to keep good footballers every time. However, a good use of the money in the development of the football is showing that the number absolut of the population isn't a matter when there is an effective work.

The high level in the island is SKNFA National Premeir League that is a league that have supported well some players to play pro like DeVaughn Elliot that left Village Superstars to join Directv W Connection and today he is playing in Ascenso MX for Murciélagos FC, Julani Archibald that also left Village Superstars to play for W Connection and last season Ordell Flemming, also a forer Village Superstars' player, that joined Morvant Caledonia United. And ther's much more to come.

A view from the area by Dario Weir

The football in Barbados have changed step by step every year. The hight level in the country is Barbados Digicel Premier League that counts with 10 teams. Barbados Defence Force, UWI BlackBirds, Weymouth Wales, Notre Dame, Rendezvous, Brittons Hill, Paradise SC, Pinelands, Empire SC and Belfield.

Barbados Football Association's logo

Despite an amateur league, Barbados Digicel Premier League is a league with a good number of caribbean players:14. It is 14 times more one of most important championship in the region Red Stripe Premier League. There are players from St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidada and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Panama, Grenada and Anguilla.

From Africa to Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago profesional league( TT PRO League) have in their history many caribbean players, some south americans and also some africans.

The football, in terms of money, isn't so different in Caribbean and Africa. But africans national teams are a bit better because, like some countries are doing in caribbean, they call up europeans to replace local players.

TT PRO League's logo

In terms of importance, we can say South African Premier League is for Africa as TT PRO League is for Caribbean but in South Africa there's much more investments.

CFU Scotiabank Caribbean Cup Qualifiers 2016

CFU Scotiabank Caribbean Cup Qualifiers 2016 turned back on June 1st of 2016 and brought us some surprises in second round.

Deep in Suriname's Football by Jurmen Vallei

When you think about the football in Suriname maybe you won't know much about it actually. In the past clubs like SV Transvaal and SV Robinhood used to show a great level of the football. However, Holland took the players and then the players of that success went to Holland making the football in the country got unknown for a while.

Despite it the football in the country never stopped and now everyday the players and clubs work hard to get back to the good days.

Actually, the high level in the country is Hoofdklasse that count with 10 teams. Inter Moengo Tapoe, SV Transvaal, SV Robinhood, SV Leo Victor, WBC, SV Nishaan 42, Takdier Boys, SV Botopasie, SV Notch and SV Excelsior. Season 2015-2016 have finished not much time ago and the champions, for the 4th time in row, was Inter Moengo Tapoe. IMT's Romeo Kastiel was the top scorer with 18 goals.

The second level of the football in Suriname is Eerste Klasse that have 12 teams. Acoconut, SV Deva Boys, Santos, SV Voorwaarts, Amardeep, PVV, SNL, Jong Rambaan, SV Boma Stars, West United, Caravan and Papatam. The season for the Eerste Klasse's teams haven't finished yet.SV Deva Boys is leading for now with 48 pts. For now, the top scorer is Delboha Akoela with 23 goals of SV Deva Boys.

A new european invasion

 
Caribbean were discoved in century XV and then were colonizaded by the Europeans. Now, at century XXI, we are seeing a new invasions of the Europeans. Now taking place and the wealth of the local talents in football.

Now is a ritual Caribbean National Teams call players that "have" any relation with the country. However, these players aren't really from the country. The most severius case is Curacao National team that is fearless to ignore the local players to call Holland-based players. Jamaica is also a team with na abusive number of foreigners. Antigua and Barbuda every call up bring up a new English-based face. Puerto Rico that tak