Head coach of the national Women's programme, Vin Blaine, has retained the entire group of 18 U-17 players invited last week to take part in the Caribbean leg of the World Cup Qualifiers, beginning October 12 in Curacao.
The talented group of youngsters includes 10 players from the 2008 Under-15 team which won the inaugural Caribbean Football Union (CFU) tournament held in Trinidad and Tobago.
Included in that 10 are Shanise Foster, the then captain, and Trudy Carter, who have both stepped up to the U-20 team.
In addition to Foster and Carter, Shernay Henry, Davia Morrison, Renee Freeman, Remona Hyde, Shenika Williams, Teola Caine, Natani Tomlinson-Trail and Krysannia Gordon were part of the pioneering U-15 group.
The Younger Girlz will assemble at the Players' Residence on Friday before departing on Saturday for Curacao, where they will compete against Aruba on October 12, Dominican Republic on October 14 before closing out against the Netherland Antilles two days later.
They will return home on October 17.
Accompanying the team will be Elaine Walker-Brown, head of delegation; Vin Blaine, coach; Xavier Gilbert, assistant coach; Clive Wedderburn, goalkeeper coach; Jean Nelson, team manager; Juan Pablo Camargo, masseur; Dr Derrick McDowell, team doctor and Lloyd Holm, equipment manager.
Squad:
Goalkeepers - Shernay Henry (Grange Hill High) Shantel Graham (Excelsior, Waterhouse); Defenders - Renee Freeman (Decarteret, Reno), Chris-Ann Gordon (Norman Manley, Arnett Gardens), Krysannia Gordon (St Jago High, Reno), Shanese Bowen (Lennon High, Reno ), Natani Tomlinson-Trail (Excelsior,Waterhouse); Midfielders - Shashonna Bennett (Oracabessa High, Harbour View), Trudi Carter (Trench Town High, Constant Spring) , Lotoya Duhaney (McGrath High, Harbour View), Shanise Foster (Norman Manley High, Meadhaven), Remona Hyde (Lennon High, Reno), Davia Morrison (Excelsior, Waterhouse), Shenika Williams (Trench Town High, Constant Spring); Forwards - Nicole Broderick (Excelsior, Waterhouse) Sh'nell Briscoe (Garvey Maceo High, Reno), Peta-Gay Burrell (Donald Quarrie High, Harbour View) and Teola Caine (The Queen's School, Harbour View).
