Barbados senior national men’s football team will have a new captain as they gear up to play hosts Dominican Republic and a few days later Dominica in their second-round Group D CONCACAF Qualifiers.Working as a unit will be the key ingredient for success said Barbados Football Association head coach Russell ‘Little Magician’ Latapy during today’s virtual press conference. The Bajan Tridents are working hard towards qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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.
Prescott pleads for professionalism
Article by February 11, 2021
Anthony ‘Piano’ Prescott, one of Barbados’ finest ever strikers from the 1970s and 1980s, would like to see the standard of football in the island rise to a level where amateurs are turned into professionals.
The 65-year-old who was once known for his jaw-dropping skills and movement while in possession of a football said a lot of improvement was still needed because Barbados is still not being competitive enough against international teams.
“The youngsters have it better now. In my days we did not even have a pair of football boots but these fellas now have everything. They have pretty colour boots, they have all types of things now, and still, they are not improving. But they have a good coach (Russell Latapy) and I hope and pray that they could develop over the years,” Prescott told
High hopes
Article by December 19, 2020
Barbados international Nicholas Blackman hopes his success as a professional can inspire local players and also pave the way for a new generation of footballers to emerge from the island.
The 31-year-old striker recently became the first professional with Barbadian heritage to play in the high profile Europa League when he turned out for Israeli top flight club, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Earlier this month, Maccabi Tel Aviv finished second in Group I of the Europa League group stage, to qualify for the round of 32, where they will now face Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk next February.