The Bahamas Football Association (BFA) has ratified a 19-member team for two upcoming FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) 2022 World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) matches for the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) region. The two matches are set for this week Wednesday and Saturday. On Wednesday, Team Bahamas will travel to play Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Athletics Stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. That match gets underway at 6 p.m. They will return home to host Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday afternoon at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. That match is scheduled for 5 p.m.

The squad includes Logan Russell, Valentino Hanna, Dylan Pritchard, Nicolas Lopez, Troy Pinder, Nathan Wells, Cameron Kemp, Ian Lowe, Marcel Joesph, Kenaz Swain, Jaelin Williams, Ethan Willie, Alexander Thompson, Michael Butler, Quinton Carey, Roen Davis, Christopher Godet, Marc Ville and Terry Delancy. The head coach will be Nesley Jean and he will be assisted on the bench by Kevin Davies and Avery Kemp. Kemp will serve in the capacity of goalkeeper coach. Larry Minns is the team manager and Eugena Patton is the physiotherapist.

The Bahamas is in Group F with St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Puerto Rico. The Bahamas is the only nation in that group to have not yet scored a point, after coming up empty in their first two matches.

Back on March 27, Team Bahamas fell 4-0 to St. Kitts and Nevis at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in New Providence. Three days later, they traveled to the Dominican Republic and lost with a similar scoreline to Guyana.

Returning from these two games are Russell, Joseph, Lowe, Thompson, Butler, Delancy, Hanna, Pritchard, Pinder and Lopez. Notable veterans Lesly St. Fleur, Cameron Hepple and Happy Hall are not among the members on the roster for the upcoming games.

St. Kitts and Nevis leads the group with a 2-0 win/loss record, scoring six points. Trinidad and Tobago is second with four points after recording a win and a loss. Guyana is in third place, scoring three points. Puerto Rico is fourth with one point after a draw and a loss.

Only the winner of the group will advance to the second round of the WCQ.

The Trinidad and Tobago game that will be played at home will be a closed match to spectators but will be streamed live by 10th Year Seniors.

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