Caribbean U-17 finals start Friday in T&T

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Ato Boldon Stadium (pictured) in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago, is the site for the final round of qualifying in the Caribbean for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship. (Photo: Mexsport)

COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago – The final round of Caribbean qualifying for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship kicks off Friday at Ato Boldon Stadium with a Group A doubleheader.

Bermuda will square off against Jamaica in the opener, followed by a meeting between host Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti.

Group B begins Saturday at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain with Suriname-Guadeloupe and Cuba-Curacao encounters.

The competition, which runs through September 25, will qualify the top five finishers to the CONCACAF event scheduled to be played in Panama, April 21 to May 7, 2017. The field will also include the host nation, Canada, Mexico, the United States and three Central American sides.

2016 CARIBBEAN UNDER-17 QUALIFYING – FINAL ROUND

Trinidad & Tobago

September 16-25, 2016

SCHEDULE

GROUP A (Ato Boldon Stadium -- Couva, Trinidad & Tobago)

September 16, 2016: Bermuda v Jamaica; Trinidad & Tobago v Haiti

September 18, 2016: Jamaica v Haiti; Trinidad & Tobago v Bermuda

September 20, 2016: Haiti v Bermuda; Trinidad & Tobago v Jamaica

GROUP B (Hasely Crawford Stadium -- Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago)

September 17, 2016: Suriname v Guadeloupe; Cuba v Curacao

September 19, 2016: Guadeloupe v Cuba; Suriname v Curacao

September 21, 2016: Curacao v Guadeloupe; Cuba v Suriname