Caribbean Nations Cup 2007
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The Digicel Caribbean Cup 2007 is the fourteenth edition of the biennial Caribbean Cup
, the finals of which were contested in Trinidad and Tobago
between 12 January and 23 January 2007. The four semifinalists (Cuba
, Guadeloupe
, Haiti
, and hosts Trinidad and Tobago
) qualified for the 2007
edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
. In all, 24 of the eligible countries participated (5 did not enter and 1 withdrew).
Haiti
eventually won the tournament despite having to qualify for the finals through a play-off of third-place teams from the second round and finishing second in its final-round group. The Haitians beat eight-time champion and host Trinidad and Tobago in the final, although Trinidad was missing many of the European-based players that had helped the Soca Warriors qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
. Guadeloupe
were the surprise of the tournament, as former French international Jocelyn Angloma
came out of retirement to help the team advance to the semifinals, qualifying for its first Gold Cup in the process. Cuba
continued its development into a regional power by finishing in third place.
(UK £ values calculated on 28 September 2006)
that if made would have eliminated Antigua & Barbuda in the group's final game, but the Antiguan goalkeeper saved the penalty. Group C went to form, save only that the British Virgin Islands withdrew before group play started. Bermuda expectedly dominated the group. The shocker of the round, though occurred in Group D, where host Jamaica, widely considered the best national footballing side in the Caribbean, did not advance to the second round. Jamaica lost their second game to St. Vincent & Grenadines 2-1. Playing in the final game on the group's last day knowing they had to defeat Haiti by 3 goals to qualify, Jamaica could only muster a 2-0 victory, meaning that St. Vincent & Grenadines pulled the upset and advanced to the second round based on goals scored. Despite their loss to Jamaica, Haiti won the group based on goal differential. Host Cuba won Group E, with the Bahamas advancing as well by defeating a surprisingly competitive Turks & Caicos team. In Group F, the French departments of Martinique and host Guadeloupe carried on easily, with the host winning the group.
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The groups were named after two former Trinidad and Tobago
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Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup, formerly known as the Copa Caribe, is the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition was contested in 1989 in Barbados. The Caribbean Cup also serves as a qualification tournament among...
, the finals of which were contested in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
between 12 January and 23 January 2007. The four semifinalists (Cuba
Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....
, Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe national football team
The Guadeloupe regional football team represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football , a local branch of French Football Federation ....
, Haiti
Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...
, and hosts Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
) qualified for the 2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
. In all, 24 of the eligible countries participated (5 did not enter and 1 withdrew).
Haiti
Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...
eventually won the tournament despite having to qualify for the finals through a play-off of third-place teams from the second round and finishing second in its final-round group. The Haitians beat eight-time champion and host Trinidad and Tobago in the final, although Trinidad was missing many of the European-based players that had helped the Soca Warriors qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
. Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe national football team
The Guadeloupe regional football team represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football , a local branch of French Football Federation ....
were the surprise of the tournament, as former French international Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma is a French-Guadeloupean football defender currently playing for a Guadeloupean club, L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau.He is fluent in French, Creole patois, English, Italian and Spanish.- Career :...
came out of retirement to help the team advance to the semifinals, qualifying for its first Gold Cup in the process. Cuba
Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....
continued its development into a regional power by finishing in third place.
Prize money
, as the winner, received US$120,000 (UK£64,022)., as the runner up, received US$70,000 (UK £37,350)., as the third-place team, received US$50,000 (UK £26,680)., as the fourth-place team, received US$30,000 (UK £16,009).- Each of the ten host countries received a subsistence package of US$20,000 (UK £10,673). Additionally, the host of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Final received US$150,000 (UK £80,047) to compensate for the increased costs of holding the final round of the competition.
(UK £ values calculated on 28 September 2006)
First Qualifying Round
receive bye to final round. , , , and did not enter.Summary
The first round produced some notable upsets. Guyana surprised many by dominating Group A, and Surinam qualified for the second round as well. Group host Netherlands Antilles finished last by capturing a lone draw. Group B did not go to form, either; though Barbados fulfilled widely held expectations by winning, host Antigua & Barbuda produced a minor shock by also making it out of the group at the expense of St. Kitts & Nevis. St. Kitts had a late penalty kick to be taken by Atiba HarrisAtiba Harris
Atiba Harris is a Kittitian footballer who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. He is the first cousin of Manchester City footballer Micah Richards-Professional:...
that if made would have eliminated Antigua & Barbuda in the group's final game, but the Antiguan goalkeeper saved the penalty. Group C went to form, save only that the British Virgin Islands withdrew before group play started. Bermuda expectedly dominated the group. The shocker of the round, though occurred in Group D, where host Jamaica, widely considered the best national footballing side in the Caribbean, did not advance to the second round. Jamaica lost their second game to St. Vincent & Grenadines 2-1. Playing in the final game on the group's last day knowing they had to defeat Haiti by 3 goals to qualify, Jamaica could only muster a 2-0 victory, meaning that St. Vincent & Grenadines pulled the upset and advanced to the second round based on goals scored. Despite their loss to Jamaica, Haiti won the group based on goal differential. Host Cuba won Group E, with the Bahamas advancing as well by defeating a surprisingly competitive Turks & Caicos team. In Group F, the French departments of Martinique and host Guadeloupe carried on easily, with the host winning the group.
Group A
Played in Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
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Stadion Ergilio Hato
Stadion Ergilio Hato is a multi-purpose stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators....
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
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| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
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Group B
Played in Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
at Antigua Recreation Ground
Antigua Recreation Ground
Antigua Recreation Ground is the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in St. John's, on the island of Antigua. The ground has been used by the West Indies cricket team and Antigua and Barbuda national football team...
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||
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Group C
Played in United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
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Lionel Roberts Park
Lionel Roberts Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches, as well as baseball and American football. The stadium holds 9,000....
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
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Group D
Played in JamaicaJamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ||
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Group E
Played in CubaCuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
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Group F
Played in GuadeloupeGuadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
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Stade René Serge Nabajoth
Stade René Serge Nabajoth is a multi-use stadium in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 7,500 people. It is currently the home ground of the Guadeloupe national football team....
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
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Second Qualifying Round
The top two teams from each first-stage group qualified for the second stage of the competition. Those teams were split into three groups of four teams, called Groups G, H and I. The top two teams in each of these three groups qualified for the finals with , making seven teams. The best third-place team from Groups G, H, and I qualified as the eighth team in the final competition. This was to have been determined by a single round-robin playoff between the three teams, to be called Group J; however, when Dominican Republic withdrew, the remaining two teams played a two-game series for the right to move on.Summary
All three groups went largely to form. It was a wonderful round for host teams, with all three advancing and two winning their group. Host Barbados advanced easily out of Group G, only a tie with Bermuda marring their group performance. They were accompanied by St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Guyana proved perfect as hosts of Group H, and Guadeloupe also did well enough to advance. Finally, Cuba and host Martinique smashed the other two teams in Group I to move forward, with Cuba winning the group based on goal differential. The third-place teams (Bermuda, Dominican Republic, and Haiti) were to have been drawn together in Group J. However, Dominican Republic withdrew, leaving Bermuda and Haiti to contest a two-game set. After achieving a 2-0 win in the first match, Haiti were overwhelming favourites in the second match. With Haiti leading by two goals in stoppage time of the second half, a thrilling goal by Éliphène Cadet (to add to his goal in the first match) gave Haiti a 3-0 victory, a 5-0 aggreagte win, and with it the final spot in the final stage.Group G
Played in BarbadosBarbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
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Barbados National Stadium
Barbados National Stadium was officially opened on October 23, 1970. It is a multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados. Situated approximately 4.3km northeast of Bridgetown it is located off Highway 3. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches...
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
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Group H
Played in GuyanaGuyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||
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Group I
Played in MartiniqueMartinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
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Stade d'Honneur (Martinique)
Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, is a multi-purpose stadium in Fort-de-France, Martinique. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium can hold 16,300 people....
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
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Playoff
With the withdrawal of , and played each other twice. , as the winner of the series, advanced to the finals. The matches were played at the Ato Boldon StadiumAto Boldon Stadium
The Ato Boldon Stadium, located in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, is named for eight-time Olympic and World Championship medal winner and 1997 200 m World Champion, Ato Boldon. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 U-17 World Cup which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. It also hosted games from...
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First round
qualified as host. and qualified from Group G. and qualified from Group H. and qualified from Group I. qualified from Group J.The groups were named after two former Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
players.
Sedley Joseph Group
Hasely Crawford StadiumHasely Crawford Stadium
The Hasely Crawford Stadium, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is named after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally built as the National Stadium in 1980, the stadium was re-named to honour Crawford in 2001. The stadium...
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Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
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Bobby Sookram Group
Manny Ramjohn StadiumManny Ramjohn Stadium
The Manny Ramjohn Stadium, located in Marabella , Trinidad and Tobago, is named for long-distance runner Manny Ramjohn, the first person to win a gold medal for Trinidad and Tobago in a major international sporting event. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was...
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Marabella
Marabella is a former town in southern Trinidad, between San Fernando and Pointe-à-Pierre . Originally a separate town, it was incorporated into the City of San Fernando in the 1990s....
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
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Semi finals
Third Place Playoff
Final
Top scorers
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| 1. |  Nigel CodringtonNigel Codrington Nigel Powers Codrington is a footballer from Guyana who plays for Camptown Georgetown in the GFF Super League.- Athletic career :Codrington is former high jumper and won the 1989 School record at Rice University.... |
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| 2. |  Shandel SamuelShandel Samuel Shandel Samuel is a Vicentian footballer who is currently plays for Ma Pau SC in the TT Pro League.-International career:... |
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| 3. |  Reinier AlcantaraReinier Alcántara Reinier Alcántara is a Cuban soccer player who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL First Division.-Club:... |
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| 4. |  Paul IfillPaul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:... |
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| Gregory Richardson Gregory Richardson Gregory Richardson is a Guyanese footballer who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League.-Caribbean:... |
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 Dominique MockaDominique Mocka Dominique Mocka is an association footballer from Guadeloupe. Mocka can operate in midfield or as a forward and currently plays for JS Vieux-Habitants and the Guadeloupe football team. He is the brother of fellow Guadeloupe and JS Vieux-Habitants striker Erick Mocka.-Racing Club de... |
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 Gary GlasgowGary Glasgow Gary Glasgow is a Trinidadian international soccer player who plays professionally as a striker for North East Stars.-Career:... |
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| 8. |  Jonathan Faña Frias |
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| Randolph Jerome Randolph Jerome Randolph Jerome is a Guyanese soccer player who currently plays for North East Stars in the TT Pro League.- Professional :Jerome began his career in Trinidad with Doc’s Khelwalaas FC, before moving to league rival Caledonia AIA... |
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