By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE (Friday 26th March 2021) — The Sugar Boyz kicked off their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with an impressive 1-0 victory over Puerto Rico at the Panamerican Stadium in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday 24th March 2021. Vinceroy Nelson’s lone goal near the end of the first half proved enough to secure the win. The Sugar Boyz came into the match having won four of their previous 11 World Cup qualifying matches and Wednesday’s win was the fourth time in the last five matches they have beaten Puerto Rico in all forms of the game. The team next faces the Bahamas on Saturday 27th March 2021. CWI and the ECB also this week announced an expanded England Men’s Tour of the West Indies in 2022, featuring five T20Is and three Tests for the new Richards-Botham Trophy.