Vranes holds first training session tomorrow

Trinidad and Tobago’s interim head football coach Zoran Vranes will hold his first session at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, with a 27-man squad tomorrow.

This is in preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup playoffs in Martinique from  April 23-27 from which the top two nations will advance to the Gold Cup finals in July. TT are carded to face Martinique on April 23 and Honduras on April 25. In the squad selected are seven overseas-based invitees including  Birmingham City striker Stern John, Livingston defender Marvin Andrews, Avery John (Longford Town), Dennis Lawrence (Wrexham), Brent Rahim (Northampton Town)  Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop as well as English-based goalkeeper Mikhel Peters who is now playing semi-professionally. He  was part of the TT team during the early part of the final 2002 World Cup qualifying round.  Rahim and Avery John have already confirmed their availability.

John (S) indicated his desire to return for the two matches. Among the locally-based professionals recalled are Brent Sancho, Arnold Dwarika, Ansil Elcock, Cornel Glenn, Ian Gray, Aurtis Whitley, Keyeno Thomas, Travis Mulraine, Reynold Carrington, Aurtis Whitley and Cyd Gray. Vranes believes that intense preparation is a key factor now.
Local-based professionals called: Keyeno Thomas, Hollis Brown, Kevin Graham, Denzil Theobald, Julius James, Andre Toussaint (Joe Public); Anton Pierre, Jason Scotland, Selwyn George (Defence Force); Devon Mitchell, Cyd Gray, Ian Gray, Brent Sancho, Aurtis Whitley, Kelvin Jack, Travis Mulraine, Nigel Daniel, Cornell Glenn, Ansil Elock, Trent Noel (San Juan Jabloteh); Kendell Davis, Silvio Spann, Arnold Dwarika, Reynold Carrington, Stokely Mason (Vibe CT 105 W Connection); Peter Ramon Fortune (Arima Fire), Conrad Smith (Caledonia AIA).