Caledonia AIA makes CFU debut
For tonight’s match, Caledonia will depend heavily on attacking midfielders Akim Armstrong and Ryan “Fry” Stewart while the dependable Nuru Muhammad, Moore and Kareem Joseph will be complemented with the return of national defender Daniel Cyrus to stabilise the defence. However dazzling midfielder Abdallah Phillips is out with a calf injury while a trial with a US experienced striker Conrad Smith did not make the trip due to Major League Soccer club. The squad had a training session yesterday evening mere hours after settling in at the scenic Frigate Beach Resort and according to coach Jamaal Shabazz, the squad is very upbeat and eager for tonight’s encounter.
Shabazz said: “I think we have a good team that has learnt the importance of results but we are also very interested in playing attractively and enjoying the game,” “Training through the carnival period has been important especially in shaping the mindset of the players. Shabazz said Jamaican goalkeeper Kevin Graham will start in goal in front of Joseph, Cyrus, Muhammad and Moore at the back.
Caledonia AIA of Morvant Laventille is expected to return home tomorrow evening. The local club prepared well for the clash with Newtown United with warm-up victories over the T&T’s Under-20 (4-2) and Under-23 squads (3-1) and also edged Defence Force 2-1 on Carnival Sunday at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar.