- Simba French
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Although The Bahamas senior women’s national soccer team finished at the bottom of League C Group C at their 2023 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Nations League competition on Wednesday, head coach Ricquea Bain, was happy to see the women’s team back in action despite them finishing with one point.
The Bahamas finished with a 0-3-1 win/lose/draw record after falling to the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 2-1 on Wednesday at home at Roscow A.L. Davies Soccer Field
“We had a lot of improvement from our first game where we lost 6-1 to Grenada and had a red card which was on one of our center backs. We had a better result in Grenada with 4-1, but it was not the result we wanted. We finally had a positive result in USVI where we ended 0-0 and saw a growth in the team. Unfortunately, we went down 2-1. The results did not show all the hard work and dedication that we put in. We had good movements across the field and the opposing keepers saved some good shots,” Bain said.
The Bahamas’ captain, Karen Wert who played center back on Wednesday loved the energy and effort that the Bahamian women gave on the field after putting the work in.
“We have not had a Bahamian senior national women’s team my entire adult life, so we have been waiting for this. If we came out with a win, we were going to have a lot better momentum going in. The ladies are hungry, and we will do better next time,” Wert said.
Kenyonique Thompson scored the lone Bahamian goal on Wednesday said that having the women’s team back in action is a stepping stone.
“This adds gasoline to the fire,” Thompson said. “This is just a stepping-stone for us. We came out and fought to the finish. We fell short but at the end of the day our team worked hard, and everyone stepped up to the plate.”
This competition is every four years. Bain is hoping that by the time those years roll by, the team can have more opportunities to play.
“Our downfall as a team is the lack of games. These four games were all the matches we had except against Turks and Caicos and our under-15 boys’ team. As an entire unit we rarely get a chance because some are in the USA and Freeport. The more matches we get, the better the team can get, but unfortunately this tournament is every four years, but we look to work to it,” Bain said.
Group C action is set to end on Sunday, December 3 with Grenada taking on USVI in Charlotte Amalie, USVI. Grenada is on top with the full nine points with a 3-0 record. The USVI is in second with four points with a 1-1-1 record while The Bahamas finished third with one point after their 0-0 draw against USVI. Only The Bahamas played all their games and the standings will not change except with the points after Sunday.