Football
U-15 boys through to semis at CFU championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Under-15 Boys National Football Team came from behind to defeat Antigua & Barbuda 3-1 and claim a spot in the semifinals of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championships being played in St. Maarten on Friday, 14 August. Goals from Kareem Foster (47th minute), Cody Ebanks (51st) and Franco Murillo-Johnson (56th) cancelled out […]
Cayman U-15s take third at CFU championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Under-15 Boys National Football Team claimed third place in the 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championships following a 5-4 sudden death penalty shootout win over St. Lucia in St. Maarten on Sunday, 16 August. Top scorer for the Cayman Islands for the tournament, Kareem Foster, opened things up in the eighth minute but […]
CIFA kicks off CONCACAF Women’s Day
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) is commemorating the first CONCACAF Women’s Day on 23 May. The initiative was created by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football to provide an opportunity for member associations to convey the importance of developing women’s football.
Webb ready to tackle second CONCACAF term
(CNS): After being reelected in April, Jeffrey Webb will be officially installed as CONCACAF president at the 65TH FIFA Congress in Zurich on Friday, 29 May. Webb was reelected unopposed by member associations from North and Central America, and the Caribbean at the confederation’s 30th Ordinary Congress, held in the Bahamas.
Women’s national team set for football friendly
(CNS): The Cayman Islands women’s national football team returns to competitive play this week against Southwestern Oklahoma State University in a two-match friendly series. The matches, which are free and open to the public, will take place Thursday, 14 May and Saturday, 16 May at the T.E. McField Sports Centre, starting at 7pm. Southwestern Oklahoma State University […]
International youth football tournament opens
(CNS): The second annual Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup starts today, with the best of Cayman’s under-15 footballers going up against some of the world’s best teams in that age category. The international players competing against Cayman’s Academy Select, the Cayman Islands National Under-15 and West Bay Select teams represent the US, with Chicago Fire from […]
Caribbean football health initiative gathers pace
(CNS): Seven pilot countries participated in a two-day FIFA 11 for Health workshop for the Caribbean, held in Puerto Rico. The programme, launched last year by CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb and Prof. Jiri Dvorak, FIFA’s Chief Medical Officer, aims to bring numerous benefits to the region by emphasizing the importance of national health to all […]
Webb unopposed in football presidency vote
(CNS): Cayman’s football boss, Jeff Webb, was confirmed as CONCACAF president for a second term during the federation’s 30th Ordinary Congress yesterday. Webb said the barriers to developing football in the region were coming down and that during his second term he will focus on the continuing reforms that have strengthened the organization. “CONCACAF is, […]
World cup efforts move team up FIFA rankings
(CNS): Although the Cayman national football team had to suck up the disappointment of not making it through to the next round of the 2017 World Cup qualifiers recently, despite not losing a game in their draw against Belize, their efforts have moved the squad up the FIFA rankings. The performance of the team has […]
Second draw ends Cayman’s World Cup hopes
(CNS): Despite holding Belize to a goal-less draw in the away leg, Cayman’s second 1-1 draw at home against the visitors on Sunday night ended the national team’s hopes of making it through to the next round. Despite the two draws, Belize’s goal in Cayman had the benefit of being the only away goal scored […]
UK boys to join regional tournament in Cayman
(CNS): England’s National Under-15 Boys football team will be one of 35 teams visiting Cayman and Jamaica this summer to take part in this summer’s regional football contest, officials have revealed. The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) said the August teen tournament will be the biggest the region has ever […]
