New coach Fevrier pleased with win

NAIROBI: “One down, two wins to go.” Those were the words of Trinidad and Tobago captain Reynold Carrington following his team’s 2-0 victory over the Kenyan Olympic team on Monday.

It was TT’s first since a 1-0 shut out of Guadeloupe in March and more significantly, the first after the recently appointments of head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier and assistants Brian Williams and Jamaal Shabaaz. Following the match, TTFF adviser Jack Warner treated the TT contingent to dinner at the Nyama Choma Ranch, rated as Nairobi’s most exciting African restaurant. Among the meats served were giraffe, crocodile, zebra, ostrich, lamb and various styles of beef. Goalscorer on Monday, Nigel Pierre was then presented with a birthday cake by some of the attractive in-house African dancers as a live band performed reggae and calypso styles. “I think this goal couldn’t have come at a better time and it was long overdue  This should now boost me for the matches to come,” Pierre said. Coach-Fevrier was also pleased with his first win in charge.

“I must say it was  a pleasing feeling. But there are many more serious matches to be played and this victory will only serve as a motivator for me,” Fevrier said. “I was quite pleased with efforts of the lads, particularly in the second half. We were more patient after the break  and at the final whistle we came away with a 2-0 victory which to my mind was very important for our confidence looking ahead to the rest of this tour and matches to come. “I must say the guys continue to enjoy the tour and we are enjoying working with the players. I hope that we can build on this win and continue the tour without any defeats,” he added. TT travelled to South Africa last night for three days before moving on to Botswana.