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The Barbados senior national football team has been dealt another blow ahead of its first match against No. 78-ranked Panama in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers on March 26 in the Dominican Republic at the Estadio Olimpico Feliz Sanchez.
Overseas-based striker Nick Blackman, who was named in the 24-man squad last week, was ruled out due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 31-year-old Maccabi Tel Aviv forward was expected to join the team this week.
Coach Russell Latapy told Nation Sport it was a similar situation to Thierry Gale and Hallam Hope who were also picked, but were unable to travel because borders were closed or quarantine would make them unavailable to the professional sides when they returned.
Tridents’ tough task
Article by March 10, 2021
Head coach of the Barbados senior men’s team Russell Latapy is confident that his players can produce the type of results required in the first leg of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) qualifiers.
The Bajan Tridents are scheduled to depart the country tomorrow (March 10) for a two-weeks training camp at a facility called Cana Cana located in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in preparation for the qualifiers.
Once that all-important camp has concluded to get the senior national side ready, they will travel from March 22 to March 31 to Santo Domingo where the matches are scheduled to be played at the Estadio Olimpico Feliz Sanchez.