MIAMI, Florida – League B-bound Aruba and Dominica will wrap up their respective campaigns in Group B and Group C of League C of the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League on Monday.
Dominica vs. Turks and Caicos Islands
Group C winners Dominica close out group stage play against Turks and Caicos Islands at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.
Dominica topped BVI on Thursday 2-1 to claim the top spot in the group and earn promotion to League B, making Monday’s finale a festive one.
They will be keen to go out on a winning note and will turn to the likes of Eustace Marshall, Javid George and Briel Thomas for attacking inspiration.
George had an assist in the win against BVI, while Marshall tallied the winning score with a header. Thomas is always a threat, with three career CNL goals to his name.
Turks and Caicos Islands no doubt would like to collect a full three points to cap their CNL campaign and they boast one of the best strikers in the Caribbean in Billy Forbes.
Forbes has scored all three of the Turks and Caicos Islands goals in this edition, giving him 10 for his career, to go along with three assists.
Dominica and the Turks and Caicos Islands recently faced each other in the current 2023-2024 Nations League on September 12, 2023, with a 3-0 victory for Dominica. Goals were scored by Troy Jules (18', 64') and Briel Thomas (90+2').
All-Time Series: 1 game
1 win for Dominica
0 draws
0 wins for the Turks and Caicos Islands
3 goals for Dominica
0 goals for the Turks and Caicos Islands
Aruba vs. Cayman Islands
Winners of Group B, Aruba wrap up their 2023-24 CNL campaign with a home date against Cayman Islands at the Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad, Aruba.
Aruba defeated US Virgin Islands 4-1 on Thursday night to clinch the top spot and secure promotion to League B.
The home fans will get a chance to support an Aruba team that has scored nine goals in their three games, while conceding just three.
Among the many standout players has been Rovien Ostiana, who bagged a brace against USVI, including a long-range strike from 50 yards out, giving him four goals total in this edition.
Benjamin Maria also delivered a top performance on Thursday night with a goal and an assist.
While Cayman Islands can no longer win the group, they are still in the running for promotion as the best-ranked second-place team.
With four points after three games, Cayman Islands will turn to Christhofer Nunez, Elijah Seymour and Zachary Scott to try to earn another three points.
Nunez and Seymour have combined to score three goals, while Scott has two assists in the present campaign.
Aruba and the Cayman Islands have faced each other twice, with Aruba winning both matches. The first one was in the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on June 2, 2022, with a 3-1 victory for Aruba. Goals were scored by Joshua John (41', 75') and Terence Groothusen (45') for Aruba, and Jonah Ebanks (penalty 30') scored for the Cayman Islands. The most recent encounter was in the current 2023-2024 Nations League on September 11, 2023, with a 2-1 victory for Aruba. Goals for Aruba came from Roviën Ostiana (2') and Darryl Bäly (79'), and an own goal was scored in favor of the Cayman Islands by Matthew Lentink (6').
All-Time Series: 2 games
2 wins for Aruba
0 draws
0 wins for the Cayman Islands
5 goals for Aruba
2 goals for the Cayman Islands
