This week our Grenadiers started the final stretch before the decisive match of Sunday, March 24, 2019 against Cuba, in the framework of the fourth and final day of the League of Nations of the Caribbean (CNL) of the Confederation of America North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) against the Cuban team. An important match for the future of national football.

The optimist Johnson Placide, the captain of the National team, already puts the fans in confidence that we could join the greats of the CONCACAF in the League of Nations.

The Cuban Federation has confirmed the arrival of its team in Haiti on March 22, it will be housed at the Karibe Hotel and will do two training sessions at the stadium and a reconnaissance of the field on March 23 with a one hour session, which the first quarter of an hour will be open to the public. Note that the Cubans have meticulously prepared this meeting in Port-au-Prince with 4 friendly matchs during the last two weeks. Note that for the first time, Cubans will use the services of two expatriate players playing in Mexico. Cubans who have the same number of points as the Haitian selection is 9 points, will look at the meeting at least their qualification.

At the same time, the Sylvio Cator stadium is now a construction site with dozens of workers working for two weeks to restore freshness and luster to the scene of this event, the car parks cleared of the carcasses of abandoned vehicles, reconditioned locker rooms, the yard cleaned...

This match Haiti-Cuba takes even more importance with the decision announced by FIFA on March 25 to make play the World Cup Qatar 2022, by 48 national teams; the best ranked of the CONCACAF Nations League being those who will compete in the final qualifying phase of this event, which could qualify 6 CONCACAF teams.

Already guaranteed to play the Gold Cup 2019 after three successes against St-Marteen [13 - 0] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25499-haiti-league-of-nations-the-grenadiers-pulverize-saint-marteen-[13-0].html , then against St. Lucia [2-1] https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25862-haiti-football-our-grenadiers-win-against-st-lucia-[2-1]-in-a-difficult-match.html and against the "Pinoleros" Nicaragua [2-0], with 9 points, our national team is already 2nd overall is well engaged. It has managed to transform herself by rejuvenating the team and can count on youngsters who break through with the U-20 and U-17 and also other confirmed super pros ready to join us to form a national team that has already proved its potential in the friendly matches of 2017 against Japan and the Emirates, will tackle the powerful Cuban selection Sunday, March 24 to enter the big leagues.

On Tuesday, the 18 Grenadiers selected by the coach Marc Collat ​​are complete in Haiti and started at the base camp at the Royal Decameron their training camp (March 19 to 22).

List of 18 selected Grenadiers :

Goalkeepers (2) :

Johny Placide (without club and captain of the team), Josué Duverger (Vitoria Setubal / Portugal)

Defenders (6) :

Carlens Arcus (AJ Auxerre / France), Ricardo Adé (Deportivo Magallanes / Chile), Jerome Mechack (El Paso Locomotive / USA), Jems Geffrard (Rovaniemi / Finland), Alex Christian Jr / Ararat-Armenia / Armenia), Djimy Ben Alexis (AS Capoise).

Midfielders (6) :

Bryan Alcéus (C'Chartres Football / France), Zachary Herivaux (New England Revolution / USA), Soni Mustivar (Neftci Baku / Azerbaijan), Kevin Lafrance (AEL Limassol / Cyprus), Mikaël Cantave (Tropezon / Spain), Steeven Saba ( Violet).

Forwards (4) :

Frantzdy Pierrot (Royal Excel Mouscron / Belgium), Duckens Nazon (St Mirren / Scotland), Jonel Désiré (FC Lori / Armenia), Fredler Christophe (Exafoot of Leogane / Haiti).

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27195-haiti-football-the-fhf-wants-to-avoid-the-exclusion-of-haiti-from-international-competitions.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27175-haiti-football-the-mayor-of-port-au-prince-requests-a-truce-to-the-head-of-gang-arnel.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27113-icihaiti-league-of-nations-haiti-cuba-at-sylvio-cator-stadium.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26151-haiti-league-of-nations-haiti-wins-against-nicaragua-[2-0]-and-takes-the-lead.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25862-haiti-football-our-grenadiers-win-against-st-lucia-[2-1]-in-a-difficult-match.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25499-haiti-league-of-nations-the-grenadiers-pulverize-saint-marteen-[13-0].html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23751-haiti-football-concacaf-launches-the-league-of-nations.html

HL/ BF/ HaitiLibre