On Thursday, February 5, 2026, in the qualifying round for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026, at the Cementos Prograso Stadium in Guatemala City, our Grenadiers, in Group C, faced the "Spice Boys" the Grenada national team, who were no match for the relentless efficiency of the Haitian machine, losing 5-1.

Starting XI : For the first match of the qualifying round for this age group's World Cup, the team's coach, Kowsky Sainvil, chose to field the same group of players who were present in Qatar for the last World Cup. These players are Clifford Gene, Miguel Joseph, R. Phaden Louissaint, Emerson Laisse, and Stanley Louis.

#1 Clifford Gene: Mount Pleasant Academy (Jamaica)

#2 Guivens Barjon: Jacmel Football Academy (Haiti)

#3 Stanley Louis: Aigle Noir (Haiti)

#4 Adolphe Guerrier: Aigle Noir (Haiti)

#5 Miguel Joseph (C): Mount Pleasant Academy (Jamaica)

#6 Rohde Phaden Louissaint: Mount Pleasant Academy (Jamaica)

#7 Rolf Casillas K. Julien: Exafoot (Haiti)

#9 Marvenly Exilas: U-17 National Team

#10 Emerson Laïsse: Mount Pleasant Academy (Jamaica)

#16 Sonson Jr. Jn. Baptiste: Aigle Noir (Haiti)

#17 John-Widy Belton

DT: Kowsky Sainvil

Substitutions :

63’ Macenat Prophète replaces Julien Casillas;

63' Mikenley Chery replaces Rhode Louissaint;

78' Movenson Joseph replaces Jhon-Widy Belton;

84' Ralph Jean-Pierre replaces Marvenly Exilas;

84' Neil Ewald replaces Emerson Laïsse.

Summary: In the 10th minute, Emerson Laïsse converts a penalty with a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner, opening the scoring for Haiti [1-0].

In fine form, Marvenly Exilas doubles the score in the 24th minute [2-0] with a close-range right-footed shot into the center of the goal, assisted by Emerson Laïsse. The "Spice Boys" manage to pull one back [2-1] in the 25th minute with a right-footed shot from over 35 meters into the center of the goal by Cogan Dowden. Marvenly Exilas scored twice [3-1], first with a right-footed shot from close range into the center of the goal, assisted by Jhon-Widy Belton.

The score remained unchanged at halftime.

After the break, our Grenadiers weren't finished. Playing with great attacking intent, they put the "Spice Boys" defense under constant pressure, forcing them to withstand repeated attacks.

Marvenly Exilas, the true star of the match, completed his hat trick in the 65th minute [4-1], scoring with his left foot from the center of the penalty area into the center of the goal, assisted by Emerson Laïssé. In this match, which looked like a walk in the park for our Grenadiers, Macenat Prophète scored in the 91st minute with a header from the center of the box, finding the back of the net from a cross by Sonson Jean-Baptiste, sealing the victory with a final score of 5-1.

Goals :

Haiti :

8' Emerson Laïssé [1-0]

21' Marvenly Exilas [2-0]

33’ Marvenly Exilas [3-1]

65’ Marvenly Exilas [4-1]

90’+1’ Macenat Prophète [5-1]

Granada :

23’ Cogan Dowden [2-1]

Provisional Group C Standings :

#1 Haiti: 1 match played, 5 goals scored, 1 goal conceded, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, 3 points

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

#3 Antigua & Barbuda: 1 match played, 0 goals scored, 2 goals conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 0 points

#4 Grenada: 1 match played, 1 goal scored, 5 goals conceded, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 0 points Draw, 1 loss, 0 points

Upcoming Match Schedule :

Haiti vs. Antigua and Barbuda:

February 7, 2026 / 6:00 AM

Haiti vs. Guatemala :

February 10, 2026 / 8:00 AM

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46785-icihaiti-u17-world-cup-qatar-2026-qualifiers-d-day-for-our-grenadiers-haiti-vs-grenada-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-46706-haiti-qatar-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-our-u-17-grenadiers-in-the-final-stretch.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-46630-icihaiti-u-17-world-cup-qualifiers-kovsky-saint-vil-appointed-as-coach.html

IH/ BF/ iciHaiti