Bahamas tops Turks and Caicos 7-0 in friendly match

Bahamas tops Turks and Caicos 7-0 in friendly match

The Bahamas men’s beach soccer team won its final international friendly tune up game before the start of the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)Beach Soccer Championships.

This year, the week-long event takes place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and runs from May 13-19.

At The Bahamas National Beach Soccer Facility on Saturday, team Bahamas cruised to a 7-0 win over the Turks and Caicos.

The teams that will compete in Puerto Vallarta are: The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bonaire, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, host country Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The top two teams will qualify for the 2019 FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) Beach Soccer World Cup which will be held from November 21 to December 1, in Asunción, Paraguay.

At the CONCACAF Championships, the 16 participating teams will be sorted into four groups of four teams.

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.