National footballer Nicoli Brathwaite will be taking his talents to Romania.That’s because the 22-year-old Brathwaite recently signed a professional contract with Romanian Division 3 football club Progresul Ezeris.Brathwaite, a full-back or centre midfielder, has 11 senior caps for Barbados after making his debut on August 29, 2018 against Cuba.An ecstatic Brathwaite said he was looking forward to the opportunity to play professionally.“It’s a great achievement for myself and the people of Barbados to have signed my first professional contract, it’s been a long journey. This shows once given the opportunity our players have what it takes but this is where the hard work begins and I’m looking forward to pushing on and achieving more,” he said.Brathwaite will be hoping he can turn around the fortunes of Progresul Ezeris. The club currently sits in eight position out of 10 teams in Group 7 on nine points, with just two wins out of their 16 games played so far this season.
Former junior national footballer Abiola Grant has signed a professional contract with Croatian division two club NK Solin. Grant, a 20-year-old forward has several caps as a junior footballer for Barbados, representing the island at the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He made two appearances for the Under-17 team in the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and has netted seven times for Barbados during his youth international career. Grant said “This …
Barbadian footballer Abiola Grant has signed with Croatian Division Two club, NK Solin.
The 20-year-old forward has several caps as a junior footballer for Barbados, representing the island at the U15, U17 and U20 levels. He made two appeara
A specialised football facility with accompanying amenities is the goal of the Barbados Football Association (BFA), according to president Randy Harris. Harris, who is serving his third term at the helm of the BFA, said success for him at this point would be the installation of a “proper” football facility. “Success would be to satisfy my dream which I had for over 40 years which is to see the Barbados …