Overview:
Haiti’s under-17 girls’s crew opened the 2026 FIFA U-17 Girls’s World Cup qualifying with a commanding 6–1 win over Antigua and Barbuda in Curaçao, powered by two targets every from Kerdina Lamour and Keisha Gué.
Haiti’s girls’s under-17 nationwide crew opened its 2026 FIFA U-17 Girls’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign with a commanding 6–1 victory over Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday night time at Rignaal “Jean” Francisca Stadium in Willamstad, Curaçao
Led by rising star Kerdina Lamour, who scored twice, Les Grenadières managed the match from begin to end. Striker Keisha Gué additionally discovered the web twice, whereas Kyrah Lormil and Adjani Mondestin added a purpose apiece to finish the rout.
The convincing victory marked a assured first step for Haiti within the regional qualifying spherical, drawing rapid celebration from Haitian followers at dwelling and throughout the diaspora.
“Congrats, women, good begin,” Lesly François commented on Facebook. “ All the things was good technically, the taking pictures was good, the gamers had imaginative and prescient. Properly accomplished, let’s hold this up, you ladies are the way forward for Haiti’s girls’s soccer.”
Lamour, an attacking midfielder, as soon as once more lived as much as expectations. One in all her targets got here on a solo run that highlighted the talent she has proven at a number of youth ranges. She beforehand featured with Haiti’s U-15 and U-20 groups, and Sunday’s efficiency strengthened her rising popularity.
“She confirmed that she is the way forward for Haiti’s girls’s soccer,” Merlyne, a sports activities analyst, posted on her Facebook account. “She’s a crack.”
One other standout, regardless of not scoring, was proper winger Léa Jacques. The Montreal Academy participant impressed along with her motion, communication, and decision-making, shortly incomes reward from followers and analysts.
“Léa Jacques, quantity 14, grew to become the darling of the Haitian followers after the U17 girls’s nationwide crew’s first match in opposition to Antigua,” sports activities reporter Caleb Jephté Pierre posted on Facebook. “Extremely communicative, she demonstrated intelligence in most of her decision-making on the appropriate flank.”
Gué additionally turned heads, scoring a purpose and helping on one other. Captain and midfielder Miya put up a robust efficiency as nicely, dominating from the center of the pitch.
Les Grenadières’are set to play their subsequent U-17 World Cup qualifying sport in opposition to Saint-Lucia on Jan. 27. The match will happen as soon as once more at Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca Stadium.