On Sunday, January 25, 2026, as part of the qualifying phase for the FIFA U-17 Women's National Team in Morocco, our Grenadières U-17 faced the "Benna Girls", the selection of Antigua & Barbuda in their first group match at the FFK Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was a dazzling start for our girls, who secured a resounding 6-1 victory in a match they largely dominated.

Starting XI :

Coach Frenoy Baptiste has announced the list of 21 U-17 players (his first official XI) who will face the "Benna Girls" of Antigua & Barbuda.

#12 Guerda Charles [Gk] : AFET (Haiti)

#4 Saraline Acher [C] : Exafoot (Haiti)

#6 Miya Larco : Surf SC (Puerto Rico)

#7 Krystel Châtelain : Lakeshore SC (Quebec, Canada)

#8 Jenna Rousseau : AS Laval (Quebec, Canada)

#10 Kerdina Lamour : Celtic FC (Scotland)

#11 Keisha M Gue : Las Vegas Surf (USA)

#13 Sofia Maarrasse : CS Saint-Laurent (Quebec, Canada)

#14 Lea Jacques : CF Academy (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

#16 Alyssa S. : Manasse PDA (USA)

#20 Kyrah M. Lormil : PDA Blue/somer (USA)

DT : Frenoy Baptiste

Substitution :

58' Adjani Kamanzi-Mondestin replaces Krystel Châtelain;

58' Nia Etienne replaces Kyrah Lormil;

73' Rosalie St Louis replaces Alyssa Manasse;

73' Daphney Louis replaces Saraline Acher;

90+1' Dieunie Beaubrun replaces Kerdina Lamour.

Summary : First match, first victory ! Our Grenadières, full of energy, made a resounding entrance into this qualifying phase, easily dominating the "Benna Girls" of Antigua & Barbuda.

Keisha Gue opened the scoring with a close-range shot into the bottom right corner following a corner in the 19th minute [1-0], scoring the first goal of the match for Haiti. Three minutes later, Kerdina Lamour, with his right foot, from the left side of the box, placed the ball into the bottom left corner, making it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Keisha Gue then scored her second goal (her brace) in the 30th minute, also with her left foot, from the center of the box, into the bottom right corner, making it 3-0.

At halftime, the score remained unchanged, with Haiti leading 3-0.

After the break, our girls had no intention of stopping there, facing a "Benna Girls" side powerless to contain our warriors. Kyrah Lormil scored the first goal of the second half in the 53rd minute, with her right foot, from the center of the box, into the bottom left corner, assisted by Keisha Gue, making it 4-0. Kamanzi-Mondestin scored Haiti's fifth goal in the 65th minute with a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, finding the top right corner after a decisive pass from Sofia Maurrasse. Despite trailing by a significant margin, Keitonya Skepple rallied to score Antigua & Barbuda's first goal in the 79th minute with a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, finding the bottom left corner after a decisive pass from Nafisa Quashie, reducing the deficit to 5-1. Our Grenadières gave the "Benna Girls" no chance and sealed the final score with a goal from Kerdina Lamour (her second goal) in the 86th minute, scoring 6-1 with a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, finding the center of the goal.

Goals :

Haiti :

19' Keisha Gue [1-0] and 30' [3-0]

22' Kerdina Lamour [2-0] and 86’ [6-1]

53' Kyrah Lormil [4-0]

65' Adjani Kamanzi-Mondestin [5-0]

Antigua and Barbuda :

79' Keitonya Skepple [5-1]

Provisional Standings :

#1 Haiti : 1 match played, 6 goals scored, 1 goal conceded, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, 3 points;

#2 Guatemala : 1 match played, 1 goal scored, 0 goals conceded, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, 3 points;

#3 Saint Lucia : 0 matches played, 0 goals scored, 0 goals conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, 0 points

#4 Cayman Islands: 1 match played, 0 goals scored, 1 goal conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 0 points

#5 Antigua & Barbuda: 1 match played, 1 goal scored, 6 goals conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 0 points

Schedule :

At the FFK Stadium in Willemstad at 6:00 p.m., Curaçao

January 27 :

Haiti vs. Saint Lucia

January 31 :

Haiti vs. Cayman Islands

February 2nd :

Haiti vs. Guatemala

See also :

List of players convened : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46693-icihaiti-u17-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-day-2-our-grenadieres-are-ready-to-enter-the-competition-list.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46712-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46703-icihaiti-u17-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-day-1-our-grenadieres-are-ready-for-the-confrontation.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46693-icihaiti-u17-world-cup-2026-qualifiers-day-2-our-grenadieres-are-ready-to-enter-the-competition-list.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46681-icihaiti-women-s-world-cup-u17-qualifiers-morocco-2026.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46637-icihaiti-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-frenoy-baptiste-will-coach-our-u-17-grenadieres.html

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