GFA Releases 23 Man Squad For Historic International Friendly In Carriacou

The Grenada Football Association (GFA) has released a fully  local based squad ahead of the historic international friendly in Carriacou between Grenada and  St.Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday September 24 at the Lauriston Mini Stadium from  4pm.

Over 30 local players were engaged in intense fitness and tactical training, Mondays to Thursdays  at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium and over the weekend they participated in a team building  and training camp in St.George’s from which the final team was picked. The camp involved  tactical sessions, beach recovery activities and a practice match against Queen’s Park Rangers  which the Senior Men’s National Team won. GFA Fitness and Performance Coach Claudio Altieri  has been working closely with the players to ensure top form for the historic encounter.

The fully local squad led by Interim Head Coach Anthony ‘Nixon’ Modeste is a balance of youth  and experience with the average age of players being 23 with 11 players under the age of 23.  Players who represented Grenada in the last Concacaf U20 Boys Tournament in 2021 are on the  final squad including Shamrock FC’s Deanroy Phillip, GBSS’ Ethan Telesford and Queen’s Park  Rangers’ Benjamin Ettienne and Trishawn Thomas.

Coach Modeste, a former National player, is very happy with the team’s progress. He said, “ The  team is very excited to play in Carriacou for the first time and we have seen solid improvements  in their fitness. We expect great things.”

The following is the full squad:

Henson	Williams	Chantimelle FC	22
Trevon	Williams	Queen’s Park Rangers	28
Trishawn	Thomas	Queen’s Park Rangers	19
Jelson	Rush	Royal Grenada Police Force	28
Romar	Frank	FC Camerhogne	26
Kimron	Marshall	FC Camerhogne	29
Joe – Max	Wildman	Hard Rock FC	19
Jamil	Rocastle	Hard Rock FC	20
Rayel	Alexander	Hurricanes SC	20
Kriston	Julien	Hurricanes SC	27
Mackell	Ganness	Hurricanes SC	28
Taj	Joseph	St. John’s Sports Club	27
Sharevin	Joseph	St. John’s Sports Club	21
Kimo	Sampson	St. John’s Sports Club	28
Joshua	Isaac	Paradise FCI	22
Dorrel	Pierre	Paradise FCI	23
Saydrel	Lewis	Paradise FCI	25
Steffon	Abraham	Paradise FCI	23
Deanroy	Phillip	Shamrock SC	19
Ethan	Telesford	GBSS	19
Raheem	Baptiste	St. David’s FC	22
Benjamin Etienne	Ettienne	Charleston Battery, USA	19
Daren	Modoo	Sab Spartans	24

 

The GFA has partnered with the Tyrrel Bay Express to give fans in Grenada an opportunity to  witness the historic international friendly. Return tickets cost EC$75 and the boat boards  (Caricom Jetty) at 10 am and leaves Grenada at 11am on Saturday September 24 for Carriacou  with a top DJ on board. Ticket holders will enter the venue free. Following the match, a mini soca  show will take place featuring surprise artists from Grenada. For the people of Carriacou, tickets  cost $10 EC per adult and $5 EC for children below the age of 12. For more information, interested  parties can call the GFA at 440-9903.