In a Report posted in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian states that the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 (Olympic) football coach Zoran Vranes has been forced into making a few changes to the squad which leaves for a three-match tour of Bermuda on Saturday due to US visa problems.
It is understood that Vranes, who led T&T to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup Finals in Egypt last September had already selected his 18-man team and along with manager Cheryl Abrams sought US visas for the players yesterday at the US Embassy in St Clair. However, a few of the T&T players named in the squad to travel were still without visas at the end of yesterday’s appointment and with Friday being Christmas Day, time was against Vranes and his staff.
The 55-year-old Vranes who helped the Under-20’s secure a historic first ever point at a FIFA Finals after a 0-0 draw in their final group match with Paraguay, will now have to make a few adjustments to his final roster for Bermuda.
The Under-23 coach will have two more sessions to do so as he will conduct session at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar from 4pm today and tomorrow before announcing his team. Already out of the tour due to injury are Under-20 World Cup duo, Robert Primus and Sean De Silva while midfielder Kevin Molino has been debarred from football activities by his club Ma Pau for indiscipline.
In Bermuda, T&T will play the Bermuda Under-23’s in two matches for the Bermuda Football Association Cup on December 28 and January 1 they will also face BFA Premier Division Club Devonshire Cougars on December 30.
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