TT to stage CFU playoffs in January

This was confirmed by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and will see Haiti and Suriname join Trinidad and Tobago as the three second-placed teams from the recent Caribbean Cup semi-final qualifying round, vying for the opportunity to advance to a final playoff against the fifth placed team of Central America.

TT will face Suriname on January 4 followed by a clash between Haiti and Suriname on January 6.

TT will play the final match of the playoffs against Haiti on January 8.

The venue for the games will be confirmed by the TT FA (TT Football Association) shortly but is likely to be played at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.

The four teams which have qualified directly to the Gold Cup from the Caribbean include Martinique, Curacao, French Guiana and Jamaica which defeated Suriname 1-0 in a rescheduled match in Kingston on Sunday.

The Jamaicans with six points, topped their qualifying group ahead of Suriname (three points) and Guyana (point-less).

The Central American Cup (Copa Centroamericana), from which the fifth-placed team from that region will be determined, will be played in Panama.

The competition, which is also the region’s qualifying event for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, will be played from January 17-28.