Castries, Saint Lucia: Lancers FC and Gros Islet Veterans received their matches within the semifinals of the 2023/24 VISI Foremost Championship. Within the first semifinal, Lancers FC beat All Blacks – Dennery 2-0, whereas Gros Islet Veterans defeated Soufriere Veterans 5-1 within the second semifinal.
The Plate Honors and Foremost Championship ultimate and third-place silverware might be held in Dennery this coming weekend. On Saturday twenty seventh, Laborie Veterans will play Mon Repos Sharks for the third-place silverware, whereas SLU Metals Central Vieux Fort will play Anse La Raye Veterans for the Plate honors.
On Sunday, the twenty eighth, Soufriere will play All Blacks – Dennery for third-place silverware, whereas Lancers FC will face Gros Islet Veterans for the championship trophy.
Earlier, the draw for the World Cup qualifying spherical in North and Central America and the Caribbean was held on Thursday, January 25, 2024. 30 nations will compete within the second spherical, with 12 groups advancing to affix the USA, Mexico, and Canada within the 2026 event. Saint Lucia is in Group C alongside Haiti, Curacao, Barbados, and Aruba.
Every nation will play 4 matches in June 2024 and June 2025. The highest two groups in every group will advance to the ultimate spherical. The ultimate 12 groups might be drawn into three teams of 4, and the three group winners will qualify for the event.
Saint Lucia is ranked 167th on FIFA’s record and twenty fourth on the CONCACAF record as of December 31, 2023. The Ministry of Youth Improvement and Sports activities prolonged needs to the staff for the good opening. It added,” Good luck to Saint Lucia of their marketing campaign for World Cup Glory in 2026.”
As a part of the initiative, Main college college students from completely different faculties within the north and south of Saint Lucia participated in a mission on Local weather Change and Well being Consciousness.
The mission was organized by the youth group CHANGE in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Improvement and Sports activities, the Ministry of Well being, Wellness and Aged Affairs – Saint Lucia, and the Saint Lucia Ministry of Schooling, Sustainable Improvement, and Innovation.
The mission aimed to boost consciousness amongst college students in regards to the unfavorable influence of local weather change on well being and encourage them to take motion. The scholars participated in interactive classes, dance, and train to music.
