Grenada Concacaf Nations League 2022 Squad Announced

Grenada has named its senior men’s squad to contest League A of  the Concacaf Nations League with a balanced mix of youth and experience.

The 26 man squad which will face the USA and El Salvador consists of 42% homegrown players  with the rest consisting of players who are internationally based.

54% of players are below the age of 25, balanced nicely with the more experienced squad  members who have multiple international caps and tournament experience.

Among the squad list is Jamal Ray Charles who had a stellar run in the 2019 Nations League  scoring 6 goals as well as veteran goal keeper Jason Belfon and lone goal scorer in the 2021 Gold  Cup Romar Frank.

As part of Grenada’s 2022 senior men’s national team program the Spiceboyz have been able to  secure experiences to continue to build the culture and playing philosophy in addition to having  strong opposition within matches during the FIFA windows in 2022.

Looking ahead to the Nations League campaign, Senior Men’s Head Coach Michael Findlay said,  “We look forward to bringing the group together after our recent matches in Europe so we may continue our efforts in building our national team program for the future. The Concacaf Nations  League provides us with tremendous opportunity to compete against top 10 countries in the  region including Qatar World Cup 2022 bound USA which is where we aspire to be.”

Speaking to challenges facing the squad Findlay said, “Unfortunately we will be missing some  players due to injury, club commitments and personal and travel circumstances but this also  provides the opportunity to once again expand the selection process to evaluate the depth of  our squad currently.”

The following is the squad selection:

Player  Position  Club
Tyrone Sterling Defender Dilwich Hamlet FC
Alex McQueen Midfielder/D Indy11
Kraig Noel-McLeod Defender Enfield Town FC
Aj Patterson Midfielder/D Charleston Battery USL
Shavon John-Brown Midfielder El Paso Locomotive FC USL
Kairo Mitchell Attacker Notts County FC
Josh Gabriel Defender/M Westchester Flames/Chicago State
Reice Charles Cook Goalkeeper Dartford FC
Dejon Noel Williams Attacker Braintree Town FC
Kwesi Paul Defender MOBA FC Georgia
Jamal Charles Attacker C.D. Real Sociedad Honduras
Jason Belfon Goalkeeper Paradise F.C. International
Saydrel Lewis Attacker Real Juventud Honduras
Romar Frank Attacker FC Camerhogne
Kwazim Theodore Midfielder/D Unattached
Benjamin Ettienne Defender/M Charleston Battery USL
Jacob Berkeley Agyepong Attacker Aldershot FC
Christian James Defender FC Camerhogne
Kharlton Belmar Attacker Colorado Switchbacks FC USL
Steffon Abraham Midfielder Paradise FC International
Trishawn Thomas Goalkeeper QPR Grenada
Kayden Harrack Defender QPR FC United Kingdom
Ashley Charles Midfielder/Defender Wealdstone FC
Lucas Akin Attacker Mansfield Town FC
Leon Braveboy Mid/Attacker University of Maine Fort Kent
Lemond Ogiste Defender Sunsetters FC

 

President of the Grenada Football Association (GFA) Cheney Joseph sent best wishes to the  team saying, “You have our full support and that of the fans at home. Grenada is rich with  talent and I expect this team to do well as we continue to invest in our programmes.”

In this Concacaf Nations League campaign, Grenada will first play El Salvador on June 4  away then play them in the return leg at home at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium on  Tuesday June 7. The team faces the USA on June 10 with the return leg carded for 24th March, 2023 at home.

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