The Senior Menโs National team will remain in training despite theย postponement of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
That is according to the Grenada Football Association (GFA) Technical Director,ย Jerry Alexis.
โWe must keep ourselves in training. We are quite aware that the Qualifiers are being suspended until next year. However, we decided we will continue with ourย training. It is very important to us that we remain focus and do not deviate fromย our plan,โ Alexis stated.
The preliminary matches which were scheduled to be played during FIFA matchย window in October and November were called off because of the ongoingย COVID-19 global pandemic. Concacaf made the announcement in a recentย statement.
Grenada is drawn in Group A and was set to meet El Salvador on October 8 inย an away game, before facing off against US Virgin Island a week later (Octoberย 13) at the Kirani James Athletes Stadium. In November, they were scheduled toย face Antigua and Barbuda away on November 13, rounding off Round one (1) four days later at home against Montserrat on November 17.
All matches will now be played during FIFAโs match window in March 2021 andย the new schedule will be released in due course.
Aware the team was looking forward to playing football again after all sportingย events were suspended in March when the country went on lockdown, GFAโsย Technical Director said the safety of the players will always be put first workingย in this new COVID -19 environment.
He noted that the Spice Boyz team will continue to work hard to continue with itsย success coming out of the Concacaf Nations league (CNL) matches.
โWe would use the extra time to continue with our preparation, this gives usย some more time to develop some of the younger players he concluded.
