Old Road Jets One Win From FA Cup Glory

From penalty drama to a dominant semifinal, Old Road’s road to the final has been anything but ordinary.

BASSETERRE — Tonight, MFCR United Old Road Jets stand ninety minutes — or perhaps a penalty shootout — away from 2026 SKNFA FA Cup glory. But the story of how they got here is as compelling as any football narrative the federation has produced in recent memory.

Old Road’s campaign began in the Round of 16 on March 27 against TGE Dieppe Bay Eagles at Saddlers Playing Field. They led through Jardel Isaac’s fourth-minute strike and J’Quante Fraser’s 54th-minute effort, only for Dieppe Bay to claw back to 2-2. When the shootout arrived, Nejohn Browne, Omarion Liburd, and Anwa Springer held their nerve to send Old Road through 3-1 on penalties. Their campaign had nearly ended before it truly began.

What came next changed everything.

In the quarterfinals against S L Horsford St. Paul’s United, Old Road trailed 2-1 at halftime and looked destined for elimination. Then Tiquanny Williams took over. He scored all four of Old Road’s second-half goals — in the 22nd, 51st, 52nd, and 85th minutes — delivering one of the most breathtaking individual performances in recent FA Cup history. A one-man comeback that left Saddlers stunned.

Williams was not finished. In the semifinal against Azul Cayon Rockets, he struck twice more — a 17th-minute penalty and a 28th-minute effort — as Old Road raced to a 3-0 halftime lead. When both Nequan Browne and Cayon’s Rodgenique Hendricks were dismissed simultaneously for violent conduct in the 58th minute, Old Road barely flinched. Jardel Isaac added a fourth in the 82nd minute. Final score: 4-0. A statement performance.

Across three matches, Williams has scored six goals — including a four-goal quarterfinal masterclass — and has quietly established himself as the tournament’s most dangerous player. His ability to deliver in the biggest moments makes him the man Sol Island Auto Conaree will be most desperate to contain tonight.

Old Road’s journey has also been a collective effort. Nejohn Browne opened the scoring in the semifinal and converted in the Round of 16 shootout. Jardel Isaac has contributed crucial goals at key moments. The team has shown resilience — coming from behind, surviving penalty drama, playing through a man disadvantage — and come through every test stronger.

Their opponents tonight, Sol Island Auto Conaree, are no less battle-hardened — having themselves won two consecutive penalty shootouts to reach the final. It promises to be a fitting conclusion to a tournament that has delivered week after week.

For Old Road, a club that has also been the dominant force in the Premier League this season, tonight represents a chance to futher cement a remarkable season. The Federation will be watching.