The United States feels it may have some history to rewrite at the CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s Championship. The Bahamas feels it already has done that.
When the third installment of the confederation’s age-group championship kicks off in Guatemala City on Wednesday, the Americans have some catching up to do.
For the Bahamas, it already has achieved its historic milestone.
When the nation comprised of 3,000 islands, cays and inlets beat Guyana 1-0 on December 3 in Jamaica, it claimed the last of three Caribbean berths in the confederation finals, and celebrated the first time the country had qualified for a CONCACAF championship at any level.
“It feels good to advance,” Bahamian soccer federation vice president Fred Lunn told the Nassau Guardian at the time. “It’s at a point now where the next round will be extremely tough.”
Grouped with the United States, Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago – which it already lost to 3-0 in qualifying, the Bahamas will be prohibitive underdogs.
