Published 23 March 2022
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And we are off again this weekend….so nice we decided to do it twice. Come over with us to our sister isle for another exciting day of Track and Field!
Published 22 March 2022
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Buckie Got It, St.Kitts and Nevis News Source
It’s cold in Andorra but the Sugar Boys are gradually getting acclimatized to the conditions in this European country in the lead up to their international friendly against the host nation on Friday March 25th. Coach Austin Huggins, speaking from Andorra, said they had their first training session on Tuesday. “Oh my God; its freezing,” Huggins said chuckling. “But things are going very well. The guys are in good spirits. We went out training today and the guys are in a very positive frame of mind; looking forward for this very important friendly,” the coach added. He said this will hopefully be a good test for the team.
Published 21 March 2022
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SKNFA PRESS RELEASE
Sugar Boyz Depart To Andorra For International Friendly
The Senior Sugar Boyz departed the Federation on Sunday afternoon on board British Airways
to Europe, where they will play Andorra in their first international friendly for 2022. At the RLB
International Airport, Coach Austin Huggins said he was pleased with the preparation put in by
team over the weeks and months and is looking to see the team play as a unified unit in that
match. “We are very confident. The guys are very happy to be going to Europe to represent St.
Kitts-Nevis. They are in good spirits and we are hoping to reach there safe and have a good
showing to represent our country,” Huggins said.
Published 17 March 2022
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SKNFA Forms Partnership With La Liga Club Cádiz C.F.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) and La Liga club Cádiz C.F. announced a
partnership on Thursday, that will see young players from St. Kitts and Nevis getting
professional and developmental opportunities at the club. The announcement was made at a brief
press conference Thursday, which was broadcast live on the St. Kitts and Nevis Facebook page
from the Royal St. Kitts Hotel Conference Room. President of the SKNFA Atiba Harris and
International Director of Football at Cádiz C.F., Enrique Martinez Perez, signed the agreement at
the press conference. Also present at the signing was 1st Vice President of the SKNFA Sean
White, who is also the head of the SKNFA Marketing Committee.
Mr. Harris said this opportunity will not only be limited to youth male players, but females as
well. He said this development is significant in providing opportunities for local players, who
desire to pursue a professional pathway in football. “I think the dream for many of our players is
to go to college or become professional footballers, so to formulate this agreement with Cadiz
Football Club, a La Liga Club…it’s a realistic opportunity for our young players to have a
realistic, standardized pathway to chase their dreams and become the next professional footballer
or the many professional footballers in years to come,” Mr. Harris said. This he said would help
to raise the standard of football in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Meanwhile, Mr. Martinez-Perez explained that this agreement will bring players from St. Kitts
and Nevis to Cadiz, to give them a professional opportunity. “We will try to develop the talent
we have here and they will have the opportunity in our club Cadiz to develop all their skills,”
Martinez-Perez said. Incidentally, Cadiz was the first professional club that Atiba Harris played
for when he was just 18 years old. “Cadiz happened to be my first professional club. When I was
18 years old, I left the Federation to embark on a journey and today 19 years later, we have an
agreement that we are about to formulate with Cádiz Football Club and the SKNFA to make a
standardized pathway for our youth players, to have a professional career possible,” Harris said.
Cádiz (Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.), is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz,
Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, the Spanish top flight league and
hold home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of over 20,000.
Twenty Man Squad Selected for SKN vs Andorra International Friendly
A 20-man Senior Men’s National team squad has been selected for the upcoming international
friendly against Andorra on March 25 th in Andorra. The Sugar Boys have been preparing
intensely for this encounter, and according to Coach Austin Dico Huggins, with the squad
selected, the preparation will be even more focused than before. He said the emphasis of this
squad will be strong on defense.
