Published 20 June 2023
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UPDATE ON SPECIAL OLYMPICS 02
Today I caught up with our swimming and cycling athletes. Team SKN swam relay and 50m qualifiers. The competition is stiff but we continue to represent to the very end.
Published 20 June 2023
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SUGAR BOYZ DO BATTLE WITH FRENCH GUIANA FOR GOLD CUP SPOT
The moment has arrived. The Sugar Boyz will tonight play the biggest match in the history of St. Kitts and Nevis football at 9 pm when they face French Guiana in order to qualify for the Concacaf Gold Cup. If the Sugar Boyz win, it will be the first time St. Kitts and Nevis would qualify for the prestigious tournament, which will be played in the US. The match tonight will be at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida starting at 9 pm. The players are up and raring to go, and some of them have a message for the fans. Romaine Sawyers, during the pre-match press conference on Monday, recalled the last time St. Kitts and Nevis narrowly missed out on Gold Cup Qualification in 2019 against Suriname. He noted this will motivate them to do well tonight.
Published 19 June 2023
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The Sugar Boyz are one step closer to historic qualification for the CONCACAF Gold Cup when they play French Guiana on Tuesday. Victory would qualify us for the tournament for the first time in the history of St. Kitts and Nevis football, and the pinnacle of football in this region. The journey continues. Let’s go Sugar Boyz!!!
SKNPROUD#SugarBoyz#CONCACAF#CONCACAFGoldCup
Published 19 June 2023
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UPDATE ON SPECIAL OLYMPICS (SO)
Since the opening of the Special Olympics World Games on Saturday our SO SKN athletes have been playing in divisionals to determine their final competition groupings.
Published 17 June 2023
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ARCHIBALD THE HERO AS SAINT KITTS & NEVIS ELIMINATE CURACAO
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Concacaf) – In the final match of the day in the 2023 Gold Cup Prelims, Saint Kitts and Nevis got two saves from GK Julani Archibald to eliminate Curacao 3-2 in a hectic penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation.
The Sugar Boyz found themselves with a very early breakaway, with Jacob Hazel getting the ball
behind the defense in just the third minute of play, but Curacao’s Leandro Bacuna was able to
track back and run him down before Hazel could fire off a shot.
But it was Curaçao who struck first. Jurgen Locadia let loose a low strike from the top of the
penalty area in the 22nd minute that just barely made it past Archibald, brushing off his
fingertips but not hard enough to change trajectory. It was Locadia’s first international goal and
gave Curacao a 1-0 lead at halftime.
In the second half, the Sugar Boyz again came right out of the gates with a good chance. Omari
Sterling-James had a very solid effort from long range in the 49th minute that Curacao GK
Eloy Room was forced to parry away.
The game settled into a pattern reminiscent of the first half, with Curacao largely in control but
unable to break through with any truly excellent chances. Archibald deserves plaudits for his safe
hands; he caught several balls that would have been quite dangerous had he allowed a rebound.
The moment of the evening came in the 83rd minute. Tiquanny Williams cut the ball back
towards the penalty spot and Tyquan Terrell rocketed it straight into the top corner of the net for
a dramatic late equalizer.
At 1-1 after the 90 minutes were up, the game proceeded to a penalty shootout. Archibald saved
the first kick, and Room responded with an even finer save. The two sides exchanged goals for
several frames before Archibald produced another quality save in the fourth round. Terrell hit his
penalty, and Leandro Bacuna put Curacao’s fifth over the bar, sending Saint Kitts and Nevis into
hysteria.
Saint Kitts and Nevis will now get ready to face the winner of French Guiana and Sint Maarten
for a place in the Gold Cup group stage.
