
A win and a draw for the young Benna Boys as they remain undefeated in the 2018 CFU Boy’s Under -14 Challenge Series.
Antigua and Barbuda defeated host St. Kitts & Nevis on match day one with goal in the 45′ by Alexander Moody and goal by Dajan Barthley in 76′.
On match day two Antigua and Barbuda walk away with one point in the CFU 2018 BOYS’ U-14 Challenge Series with the scores levelled at 1-1 vs Dominica. Tyrique Thwaites was the goal scorer for Antigua and Barbuda in the 9′. The one point takes the boys to 4 points in their group, second behind Dominica who has 5 points from three games.
Twenty-nine teams from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) will be in the hunt for top honors when the CFU 2018 Boys’ U14 Challenge Series kicks off this weekend for a month-long youth football festival across the Caribbean.
The CFU Boys’ U14 Challenge Series will be played across seven (7) venues, namely Warner Park Sporting Complex in St. Kitts-Nevis; Estadio Pan Americano de San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic; Ergilio Hato Stadium in Curacao; Ed Bush Playing Field in the Cayman Islands; Stade Pierre Aliker in Martinique; UWI JFF Captain Horace Burrell Center of Excellence and the Anthony Spaulding Sporting Complex in Jamaica.
CFU President Randolph Harris says the, “Boys’ U14 Challenge Series will give much needed competition and provide the opportunity for Caribbean Member Associations to assess their youth development programmes, as well as referee development programmes ahead of future international tournaments.”
“Following on the highly successful CFU Women’s Challenge competition in April, this series will also be a major fillip to future, strategic development initiatives moving forward. We are confident that this Boys’ U14 Challenge Series competition will redound to the benefit of the participants and football development across the region,” Harris said.
The CFU Boys’ U14 Challenge Series will be played over a period from August 4 – 26, 2018. Commemorative awards will be presented to the respective Participants.
Antigua and Barbuda next game is on August 10 against Montserrat. The game kick- off at 2:06 pm.