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  • 1 year ago

Football gets the first kick...

And Dwight Yorkes first match in charge of the National football team will be behind closed doors...

The shock announcement came today, mere hours before the Soca Warriors go in to battle against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh...

Despite local fans being unable to watch the live the Warriors are doing everything to be ready to give the 2034 world cup host a strong challenge...
Transcript
00:00The little training session we get, it will be intense to a point because we have a very
00:07limited window to make sure I get that.
00:10So attention to details, we don't have it to explain over and over again.
00:14We've got a certain time on the football pitch, an hour and a half maximum times.
00:18It was down to business for Dwight York as he gets ready for his first test as head coach
00:23of the Soka Warriors in Riyadh.
00:25And as promised, his practice session was focused and intense as they train at the
00:29Riyadh Sports Academy.
00:30All well and good for Captain Aubrey David who explained the benefits to games like this.
00:35I think it's important for us to continue to get these types of games that can only
00:39overwhelm for the group, overwhelm for the players and also we gain experience and we
00:44get to learn under a new coach and in a friendly environment that he can implement his ideas
00:51and we can learn as the time goes by.
00:54So when March comes and we play our first game against Cuba, we're going to know what
00:59we're about and we're going to be a good group.
01:02So it's good for us to continue to get these friendlies and to make the most of the opportunity.
01:06The Mahud Sports Academy, which was launched in 2020, is part of Saudi Arabia's Vision
01:112030 as host of the 2034 World Cup.
01:15The Saudis have invested heavily over the last decade in sports and football in particular
01:20with some big names playing in their domestic league.
01:23And Captain David is aware of the importance of such an opportunity for TNT football.
01:28And I can imagine this is massive news for them to be hosting a World Cup.
01:32We all know the joy and the atmosphere that comes around when it's a World Cup and we
01:37all know that the amount of stars that they have in the local league here, it's only getting
01:42bigger and better for them.
01:43So it's good news for their fans, good news for the public and for us to be able to play
01:50against them.
01:51It will be the rule of good for us so that we can play against a competent team that
01:56is going to host a World Cup.
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