{"id":10276,"date":"2022-05-24T11:11:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=10276"},"modified":"2022-05-24T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:11:39","slug":"grenada-concacaf-nations-league-2022-squad-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/grenada-concacaf-nations-league-2022-squad-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenada Concacaf Nations League 2022 Squad Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grenada has named its senior men\u2019s squad to contest League A of\u00a0 the Concacaf Nations League with a balanced mix of youth and experience.<\/p>\n<p>The 26 man squad which will face the USA and El Salvador consists of 42% homegrown players\u00a0 with the rest consisting of players who are internationally based.<\/p>\n<p>54% of players are below the age of 25, balanced nicely with the more experienced squad\u00a0 members who have multiple international caps and tournament experience.<\/p>\n<p>Among the squad list is Jamal Ray Charles who had a stellar run in the 2019 Nations League\u00a0 scoring 6 goals as well as veteran goal keeper Jason Belfon and lone goal scorer in the 2021 Gold\u00a0 Cup Romar Frank.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Grenada\u2019s 2022 senior men\u2019s national team program the Spiceboyz have been able to\u00a0 secure experiences to continue to build the culture and playing philosophy in addition to having\u00a0 strong opposition within matches during the FIFA windows in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the Nations League campaign, Senior Men\u2019s Head Coach Michael Findlay said,\u00a0 \u201cWe 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\u00a0 League provides us with tremendous opportunity to compete against top 10 countries in the\u00a0 region including Qatar World Cup 2022 bound USA which is where we aspire to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to challenges facing the squad Findlay said, \u201cUnfortunately we will be missing some\u00a0 players due to injury, club commitments and personal and travel circumstances but this also\u00a0 provides the opportunity to once again expand the selection process to evaluate the depth of\u00a0 our squad currently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following is the squad selection:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Player\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Position\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Club<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tyrone Sterling<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>Dilwich Hamlet FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alex McQueen<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder\/D<\/td>\n<td>Indy11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kraig Noel-McLeod<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>Enfield Town FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aj Patterson<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder\/D<\/td>\n<td>Charleston Battery USL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shavon John-Brown<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder<\/td>\n<td>El Paso Locomotive FC USL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kairo Mitchell<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>Notts County FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Josh Gabriel<\/td>\n<td>Defender\/M<\/td>\n<td>Westchester Flames\/Chicago State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reice Charles Cook<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>Dartford FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dejon Noel Williams<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>Braintree Town FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kwesi Paul<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>MOBA FC Georgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jamal Charles<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>C.D. Real Sociedad Honduras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jason Belfon<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>Paradise F.C. International<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saydrel Lewis<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>Real Juventud Honduras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romar Frank<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>FC Camerhogne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kwazim Theodore<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder\/D<\/td>\n<td>Unattached<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Benjamin Ettienne<\/td>\n<td>Defender\/M<\/td>\n<td>Charleston Battery USL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jacob Berkeley Agyepong<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>Aldershot FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Christian James<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>FC Camerhogne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kharlton Belmar<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>Colorado Switchbacks FC USL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steffon Abraham<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder<\/td>\n<td>Paradise FC International<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trishawn Thomas<\/td>\n<td>Goalkeeper<\/td>\n<td>QPR Grenada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kayden Harrack<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>QPR FC United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ashley Charles<\/td>\n<td>Midfielder\/Defender<\/td>\n<td>Wealdstone FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lucas Akin<\/td>\n<td>Attacker<\/td>\n<td>Mansfield Town FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leon Braveboy<\/td>\n<td>Mid\/Attacker<\/td>\n<td>University of Maine Fort Kent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lemond Ogiste<\/td>\n<td>Defender<\/td>\n<td>Sunsetters FC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President of the Grenada Football Association (GFA) Cheney Joseph sent best wishes to the\u00a0 team saying, \u201cYou have our full support and that of the fans at home. Grenada is rich with\u00a0 talent and I expect this team to do well as we continue to invest in our programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In this Concacaf Nations League campaign, Grenada will first play El Salvador on June 4\u00a0 away then play them in the return leg at home at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium on\u00a0 Tuesday June 7. The team faces the USA on June 10 with the return leg carded for 24th\u00a0March, 2023 at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Grenada has named its senior men\u2019s squad to contest League A of\u00a0 the Concacaf Nations League with a balanced mix of youth and experience. 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