The Defence Force Football Club says it’s just as surprised as anybody after their head coach Denzil Theobald resigned suddenly for the team just three weeks before kicking off their 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup campaign.
00:00Well, it's football kicking things off tonight as the Defense Force Football Club says it's just as surprised as anybody after the head coach Denzel Theobald resigned suddenly just three weeks before kicking off their 2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup campaign.
00:23Well, the 43-year-old who led the Army to a clean sweep of domestic titles in his debut season has parted ways with the team under what's being described as an abrupt split.
00:33Club legend Devon Jocelyn has been appointed head coach and will lead preparations for next month's regional showdown against Haiti's Juventus Decayes at the Hazley Crawford Stadium.
00:43In a statement, club director Lieutenant Ryan Oatley thanked Theobald for his service and wished him well but offered no explanation for the timing.
00:53The man said he would have sent his resignation, there wasn't any sign or indication from our behalf that that was being expected, so not wanting to upset the flu and preparation for the CONCACAF competition, what we would have done is that the board and the management would have had to move very quickly to
01:23find somebody to fully get.
01:27We have been, the management and the technical staff of the team continues to work with the players, we rally around the players, we rally around the staff and they continue to show their resilience.
01:45Despite the sudden change, former coach Denzel Theobald was acknowledged for his exceptional contributions in the previous season, which was one of the defense force best in recent years.
01:56The foundation Theobald laid is seen as a platform for the team and staff to build upon as they aim to achieve success in the upcoming competition.
02:03The board and as well as the management, we have not taken away anything from Denzel's accomplishments along with the staff that he would have worked with.
02:15We continue to appreciate all the efforts and things that Denzel would have done and know that he have laid that layer on that platform.
02:27We now take it to the next level with the staff who is there.
02:31As Denzel would have said, not everything revolves around him.
02:37We have a good staff and we have a good team that he would have worked with and they are ready, willing and capable to carry on his will and ensure that we make both him, the organization and the country proud.
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