© Getty Images Tom Saintfiet has made waves with his first Trinidad and Tobago squad, dropping captain Kenwyne Jones and handing a shock recall to 38-year-old Carlos Edwards. The towering former Southampton, Sunderland and Stoke City striker, who has skippered his country since 2011, headed home the winner for Central FC in their top-of-the-table clash with W Connection on Monday – a result that sent The Sharks six points clear at the summit. Wingback Edwards, meanwhile, hasn’t added to his 88 caps since 2013.
Saintfiet recently replaced Stephen Hart at the reins after the Soca Warriors began the Hexagonal phase of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ with a 2-0 loss at home to Costa Rica and a 3-1 defeat in Honduras. The Belgian called up 28 players for a training camp, and will cut a few before T&T play back-to-back friendlies against Nicaragua later this month.
“It was a short period of time for me before I had to release a squad,” Saintfiet said in a statement. “..
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