The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation senior men’s national team, Vincy Heat, left the country on Tuesday for Bonaire, where they will participate in two international friendly matches later this week.
The Vincy Heat will first face host nation Bonaire on Thursday at 8 p.m., followed by a match against Barbados on Sunday at 4 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Antonio Trinidad Stadium in Bonaire.
President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation, Otashie Spring, stated that despite the recent resignation of Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson, who he noted has done an outstanding job, he is confident the team will continue to perform at a high level under the current leadership.
The president also announced that Wayde Jackson is now serving as the acting head coach of Vincy Heat.
Spring expressed confidence in Jackson’s leadership and said he believes that the interim coach will guide the team to positive results in the upcoming matches against Bonaire and Barbados.
Spring also expressed gratitude to SVGFF Vice President Dominique Stowe for his dedication and hard work in his role overseeing the technical department, and thanked the technical staff and players for their continued commitment to the national programme.
He emphasised that he expects the very best from the team as they continue to represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the international level.
The president further noted that the tour is an important part of the federation’s ongoing efforts to expose Vincentian players to higher levels of competition and provide valuable international match experience.
The matches will also give the technical staff an opportunity to assess both locally based and overseas-based players as the federation continues to build and strengthen the national programme.
“The delegation includes a mixture of locally based and overseas-based players, along with the national team technical staff, and the federation anticipates competitive matches against both opponents,” a press release said.
“Vincy Heat will be looking to deliver strong performances in both matches as they continue their international preparations.”
See you guys had some left-over shirts from the campaign. Can’t blame you. Don’t let them go to waste.
I hope SVG realises that the national team must practise almost every day. And not be allowed to hold second jobs while they are participating in representing the nation. They must be paid, rested, well fed and made comfortable in order to be prepared for the task.