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Caribbean Life, MARCH 19-25, 2021 35
By Nelson A. King
Honduras may have reached
the final of the last three editions
of the CONCACAF Men’s
Olympic Qualifying championship,
but that does not mean
they will not encounter difficulties
in the 2020 edition
in Group B against El Salvador,
Haiti and Canada, reported
CONCACAF on March 11.
It said that the Catrachos
emerged as winners in 2008
and runners-up in 2012 and
2015 to book Olympic tickets,
but added that a fresh new
challenge awaits in 2020.
“Honduras traditionally
have some of the best forwards
in the CMOQ, and it will be
no different this year with FW
Luis Palma, who represented
his country at the 2017 FIFA
Under-17 World Cup and the
2019 FIFA Under-20 World
Cup,” said CONCACAF, alluding
to the Concacaf Men’s Olympic
Qualifying.
“Palma’s five goals in six
matches at the 2018 CONCACAF
Men’s Under-20 Champions
is proof enough that he
is a threat to any defense,” it
added.
“Aiding the Honduran
cause is that they have never
lost in the CMOQ to any of
their group opponents, with a
4W-1D-0L record against Canada,
1W-0D-0L versus El Salvador
and 1W-0D-0L in meetings
with Haiti,” CONCACAF Men’s
Olympic Qualifying championship
continued.
It said that, while Haiti’s
squad may lack experience in
FIFA Youth World Cups and the
nation as a whole have never
qualified for an Olympics, “it is
still a very talented squad.”
CONCACAF Men’s Olympic
Qualifying championship said
DF Djimy Alexis, who formed
part of the memorable Haiti
team that reached the semifinals
of the 2019 CONCACAF
Gold Cup in which he scored
the winning goal in the 2-1
comeback win over Costa Rica
in the group stage, and MF
Shelove Archelus of Danish
side Viborg FF, “will help provide
punch.”
Haiti celebrates a 3-2 win
over Canada in a CONCACAF
Gold Cup soccer quarterfi
nal Saturday, June 29,
2019, in Houston. Associated
Press/Michael Wyke,fi le
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