Cayman’s Under-15 Girls National Team continues to prepare for its biggest competition of the year.
The Cayman side will compete in the 2024 Concacaf Girls Under-15 Championship, which takes place from 5 to 11 August. Cayman will play in Trinidad and Tobago and has been drawn into a group with Bermuda, Dominican Republic, and Suriname.
“Our expectations for this tournament are really, really high,” said coach Alexander Gonzalez, pointing to the players’ collective international experience. “We’ve been working with this group for about three years. We participated last year in the Under-14 girls tournament, in Antigua. This year, we participated in a Puerto Rico tournament, and around 60% of the girls have about eight to ten international games.”
The fifth edition of the Concacaf U-15 competition will feature a record 34 Concacaf Member Associations, which are divided into three leagues. Matches will be split between three host countries: Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Aruba. The Central American nation will host League A, while Leagues B and C will play in Trinidad and Tobago and Aruba, respectively.
Cayman will kick off the tournament by facing the Dominican Republic at 11 a.m. on Monday, 5 Aug., at Port of Spain’s Larry Gomes Stadium. It will then face Bermuda at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 6 Aug. before finishing group play against Suriname at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 8 Aug.
All three leagues will include a group stage and knockout stage, and each league will crown its own champion. The number of teams per league has been determined based on the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Rankings as of March 2024 and the final number of participants.
“For the first time we’re competing in [League B],” Gonzalez said. “We play against teams with good levels. It’s a good experience for them because… next year is our big goal (Girls U-17 World Cup qualifiers). It’s important because next we’re playing against… top teams and this tournament is very, very important for us.”
The last edition of the Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship took place in 2022, with the United States of America winning League A and Nicaragua winning League B. Fans can catch all of the 2024 Concacaf Girls Under-15 Championship action on Concacaf Go.
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