CONCACAF has confirmed the schedule for the Region’s World Cup Qualifying matches taking place during the FIFA Match Window of June 2024.
Bermuda is in Group A, alongside Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands.
The schedule for the Two matches for Bermuda taking place in June is as follows:
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024
3:00 pm - Antigua and Barbuda vs Bermuda - ABFA Technical Center, St. John’s, ATG
Sunday, June 9th, 2024
7:00 pm Bermuda vs Honduras - National Sports Center, Bermuda
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Kyle Lightbourne Dandy Town Hornets New Coach
The Executive and Management Committee of the Western Stars Sports Club (Dandy Town) is pleased with both the selection and hiring of Mr. Kyle Lightbourne as our Senior Men’s coach for the 2024/2025 season.
After the completion of a robust interviewing process, Kyle was the most outstanding choice. Kyle has returned to the BFA Premier League refreshed, and excited to coach and implement new ideas while away from the game. Kyle with his insight and passion to be successful will help to drive standards in and around our senior men’s team. We view Kyle’s signing on to coach as a key asset to our enhanced technical structure.
Kyle has already demonstrated his desire to be successful in meeting the club and players within two days after his second club meeting.
We believe that our new head coach with the right support structure can have a positive impact throughout our club, particularly with Dandy Town Youth Academy.
Kyle has tremendous experience in both the local game as well as in the international arena, our DTYA coach fraternity will benefit both directly and indirectly from his affiliation with the club.
Kyle, Welcome to Western Stars Sports Club - home of the “Hornets”. “No Guts, No Glory”
Monday, May 13, 2024
Thompson Scores in AFC Bournemouth Women's Cup Final Win
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Kenni Thompson scored her 8th goal of the season helping her AFC Bournemouth Women’s teammates retain the Adopt South Women’s Hampshire Senior Cup following a 3 – 1 win over Southampton Under-21’s.
In a rematch of last season’s final, both sides looked up for the contest from the get go at Aldershot Town’s EBB Stadium.
Mia King was tested early on in the Southampton goal as AFC Bournemouth’s Gemma McGuinnes had the first opportunity with a volley that needed to be tipped over.
Southampton’s youngsters looked comfortable in possession against their Women’s National League Division One opponents, but it was Bournemouth who posed the greater threat on goal.
The holders took the lead in the 20th minute from the penalty spot, after Thompson’s shot hit the hand of Kate Jeffery, Bournemouth’s winger took the spot-kick herself and converted to open the scoring.
A dangerous free-kick from Molly Barron-Clark was saved well by the knee of King, before Southampton got back into the game on the half hour.
Isabel Watts cut inside from the right wing and found Madeline Hotston, but her shot from the edge of the box was comfortable for Daniela Kosinska to save.
The equalizer came soon after from Buckingham, who headed home Daisy Beard’s corner through a crowd to level the tie with her second goal in consecutive Hampshire Senior Cup finals.
The holders regained their lead before half-time, however, as Lucy Cooper poked the ball over the line from Thompson’s corner amidst a scramble of bodies in the area.
In first half stoppage time, Bournemouth went close to extending their lead twice as Thompson fired wide with a shot from the left across goal, before Barron-Clark’s deflected strike was superbly tipped onto the post by King.
The second half began the same as the first, with Southampton looking confident despite Bournemouth’s better opportunities on goal; Barron-Clark tested King again on two occasions.
With 15 minutes to play, Southampton came closest to drawing level once more; time stood still as Jeffery struck a looping shot from distance that hit the top corner of post and crossbar, as Sky Bedwell blazed the rebound over.
McGuinness hit the post from close range as Bournemouth looked to put the result beyond doubt in the final ten minutes.
Then, in the final minute of stoppage time, victory was confirmed for Bournemouth as substitute Bloomfield flicked a header into the back of the net from Barron-Clark’s free-kick.
Southampton’s youngsters gave it their all but were forced to settle for defeat again at the final hurdle, as AFC Bournemouth made it back-to-back Women’s Hampshire Senior Cup wins.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Wells Named in Bristol City's Retained List for 2024/25 Season
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Nahki Wells’ Bristol City announced its Retained List following the conclusion of the 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship season.
Politics-aside though, which is only of limited relevance it takes away considerable intangibles from within the group, Wells and Kal Naismith now stand alone as the only thirty-somethings in the group.
Bristol City Under contract in 2024/25
Players Over-24
Rob Atkinson Harry Cornick Rob Dickie Ross McCrorie Cameron Moir-Pring Kal Naismith Max O’Leary Mark Sykes George Tanner Lewis Thomas Zachary Vyner Nahki Wells
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Nesbeth & Chicago Red Stars Win at Home
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Utah Royals succumbed to another away defeat, its sixth defeat altogether of the season, and a seventh straight game without a win, in the club’s maiden NWSL campaign in a 3 - 1 loss on the road against Leilanni Nesbeth and her Chicago Red Stars at SeatGeek Stadium.
A well worked Chicago attacking sequence found striker, Mallory Swanson with time and space down the left flank to deliver an inch perfect cross which was met by an unmarked Jenna Bike in the Royals penalty area who equally had time and space to cushion a header past Mandy Haught for a Chicago lead in the 23rd minute.
Chicago were awarded a penalty in the 29th minute after Lauren Flynn was penalized for a late tackle on Bike in the penalty area. Up stepped Swanson who sent Haught the wrong way with a low and hard finish into the bottom left corner to double Chicago’s lead.
In the 81st minute, a long ball from Del Fava found Michele Vasconcelos free on the left flank allowing her to play a simple pass to Cameron Tucker who in turn cut inside and curled in a magnificent strike from 25 yards out beyond the reach of Chicago goalkeeper and into the top right corner to cut the deficit in half.
But in stoppage time, capitalizing on a turnover in midfield and on a counter attack, Jameese Joseph played a precise through ball to find Hocking who sprinted down towards the Royals goal side by side with three opposing defenders before knocking the ball past an onrushing Haught and finally sliding it into an empty net.
