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There are two young players who will be eager to get their chance against Curacao.

As 21 year-old Kobi Henry and Justin Obikwu will aiming to see the field.

Henry who is a debutant want to prevent goals at the back while Obikwu who already has a couple caps will want to open his account.
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00:00Kobe Henry, I'm 21 years old, player of Real South Lake and MLS.
00:06Yeah, I'm happy to be here, you know, to engage with the culture and compete for such a big tournament.
00:14It's his first call up for Trinidad and Tobago, but Kobe Henry is no stranger to the environment.
00:19His grandfather, a former fitness and conditioning coach with the national team,
00:23now the talented defender will get his chance to make his mark on the Dwight York.
00:27And should he get the opportunity to play, it will be a moment of pride for the 21-year-old.
00:32I feel really proud, you know, to represent my family and my country.
00:37Most of all, you know, bring what I can, my experience to this team and help us go forward to push for the World Cup.
00:44Another 21-year-old looking to make his mark is Justin Obekwu.
00:48The Coventry City forward already made his debut in friendlies against Jamaica,
00:51but the stakes will be much higher against Curacao.
00:54I'm very excited to be back. I love a seed.
00:57The World Cup qualifiers, one of the biggest, biggest qualifier stages that we could possibly be participating in.
01:03So, yeah, I'm really excited to be back and I can't wait to get going and training and show what I can do.
01:08Despite being so young, Obekwu is aware of his head coaches standing in the sport and what he wants from his players.
01:15It's great to play under someone that's got so much experience and done so much in the football game.
01:21Obviously, he's a striker as well and he's scored loads of goals in his time, not just for Man United, but for his other clubs as well.
01:28And, yeah, it's great to be managed under him.
01:30And I think all the boys there at the camp are very excited about it.
01:33And, yeah, it's very good.
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