Carrington leads TT on Africa tour

VETERAN defender Reynold Carrington will lead a 20-man Trinidad and Tobago team on a four-match tour of Southern Africa from May 31 to June 15.

Included in the team is Caledonia AIA midfielder Conrad Smith, who was not among the 18-member team used during last Sunday’s warm-up against W Connection, while Jabloteh midfielders Josh Johnson and Kerry Baptiste, as well as strikers Andre Toussaint of Joe Public and Kendall Davis of Connection were omitted. Newly appointed coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier would have at his disposal six overseas-based pros — defender Brent Sancho of Portland Timbers in the A-League, USA, left-back Avery John from Ireland, Wrexham winger Carlos Edwards and striker Hector Sam, Falkirk striker Collin Samuel and Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper Clayton Ince.  The team, who will leave on Monday, will face the Kenyan senior team on May 31 in Nairobi, the Kenyan U-23 team on June 31, also in Nairobi, Botswana on June 10 at Gaborone and South Africa on June 15 in East London.

TT team — Clayton Ince, Peter Ramon-Fortune, Michael Jan-Williams (goalkeepers); Reynold Carrington (captain), Avery John, Anton Pierre, Keyeno Thomas, Nigel Daniel, Derek King, Brent Sancho; Dale Saunders, Silvio Spann, Travis Mulraine, Carlos Edwards, Kerwyn Jemmott; Jason Scotland, Nigel Pierre, Hector Sam, Collin Samuel (strikers); Stuart Charles-Fevrier (coach), Jamaal Shabazz, Brian Williams, Ross Russell (assistant coaches), George Joseph (manager), Joseph “Sam” Phillip (assistant manager), Wayne Lawson (fitness coach), Anthony Walcott (physio), Ikin Williams (equipment manager), Dr Terrence Babwah (team doctor).