Sugar Boyz Bounce Back With Dominant 3-0 Win
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – St. Kitts and Nevis U20 Men’s National Team recover from a painful opening loss to Puerto Rico with a commanding victory over the Cayman Islands at the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers in Curaçao.
St. Kitts and Nevis bounced back in style at the CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers on Wednesday, dismantling the Cayman Islands 3-0 just two days after a 2-1 defeat to Puerto Rico threatened to derail their campaign.
Strikers Savi-K Morton, Shamar Matthew, and De’Quan Hamilton were on the scoresheet, each converting to give Head Coach Bruno Kalonji’s newly assembled squad a vital three points and a surge of confidence.
The full 21-man squad representing the nation in Curaçao includes:
Goalkeepers:
Ash-on Maynard
Calveren Werner;
Defenders:
Jase Green
Shaville Hodge
Lyandre Williams
Ronvyl Williams
Kejorn Wattleley
Niquan Allen;
Midfielders:
Erick Rivière
Haim Isles
Nickeel Pemberton
Omari Morris
Lyjani Isaac
Kvonte Phipps;
Forwards:
Savi-K Morton
De’Quan Hamilton
Zarique Bradshaw
Franklyn Mitchum
Shamar Matthew
Akanye Samuel-Francis.
With three matches remaining, SKN still control their fate in Group B.
REMAINING FIXTURES
Fri. Feb 27 | SKN vs. Bonaire, 2:00 PM
Sun. Mar 1 | Jamaica vs. SKN, 8:00 PM
Tue. Mar 3 | SKN vs. Turks & Caicos, 5:00 PM
2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers: 5 Things You Need to Know
MIAMI – The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers will kicked off on February 23, with 32 participating Member Associations set to begin their journey towards qualification for the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship.
Here are five things to know about the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers:
What
The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers, the qualifying competition for the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship, will take place from February 23 to March 4.
The 32 participating men’s U-20 teams were split into two groups of six and four groups of five.
After round-robin play, the first-place team from each group will advance to the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship, joining the six top-ranked nations that are pre-qualified directly to the tournament.
Where
The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers will see matches take place in Costa Rica, Curaçao, and Nicaragua.
The host stadiums are as follows:
- Group A and Group F: Estadio Miguel Chocorrón Buitrago in Managua, Nicaragua
- Group B and Group D: Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca in Willemstad, Curaçao
- Group C and Group E: Complejo Deportivo FCRF-Plycem in San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Who
The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers will see 32 national teams compete among six groups, with the group winners advancing to the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship.
The six groups were drawn as follows:
Group A
El Salvador, Suriname, Belize, Grenada, Saint Martin, French Guiana
Group B
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bonaire
Group C
Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, British Virgin Islands, Dominica
Group D
Haiti, Curaçao, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla
Group E
Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Barbados, Sint Maarten
Group F
Canada, Nicaragua, Aruba, Martinique, U.S. Virgin Islands
Stars in the making
The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers will feature some of the rising stars across the Confederation, including Canada’s Aidan Evans, the Dominican Republic’s Cristian Ciccone, and Guyana’s Reiss Elliott-Parris.
To view the Official Rosters, click HERE.
Path to U-20 World Cup, Olympics and more
The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers will not only serve as the qualification tournament for the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship, but it also serves to qualify for other international tournaments like the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, and 2027 Pan American Games.
The 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers, scheduled to take place from July 25 to August 9, will serve as the qualifying competition for both the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics.
