One overseas-based player and four local players have been selected to represent Dominica on the Senior Women’s National Football Team.
The players are Ronia Pierre-Louis, Kenihsa Jno Lewis, Tamisha Roberts, Shante Hazel, and Juanita Barber.
Dominica arrived in Nicaragua on Sunday morning and will take on the Nicaraguan team on Tuesday evening.
Kenisha Jno Lewis the youngest player on the women’s setup said she feels happy to be part of the national team.
“I feel happy to be on the national team. It’s a privilege and an honour that I was selected to be on the national team,” Jno Lewis said.
Meanwhile, Ronia Piere-Louis, the only overseas-based player traveling with the Dominica team in Nicaragua said “I feel really proud.”
“It’s been a journey to be able to represent Dominica. I’m not born and raised in Dominica but my parents are and they are very proud of the country the fact that I get to represent the island in this manner is really a dream come true and I couldn’t be happier,” she said.
Pierre-Louis witnessed Dominica’s convincing 8-1 win over Turks and Caicos on Wednesday and believes she can be an added force to the team.
“I’ve been playing soccer since I was eight years old…I’ve been playing college soccer in different countries, Canada and the U.S, and to represent Dominica on the national stage, I think I’ll bring that experience, and also I am a very physical player, I am a technical player and I’m not afraid to attack the goal and just pass with my teammates so I think that’s something I can definitely bring to the table,” she noted.
Meantime, daughter of Christina Sobers, Shante Hazel says she too feels honoured to be part of the national team.
The young goalkeeper, following in her mother’s footsteps says she has confidence in the team to take on Nicaragua on Tuesday.
“I feel we will do our best. We will fight hard and do what we can and just play to the best of our ability, she said.” The full squad reads; Britney Stoute (Captain), Rosilia Registe, Ronia Pierre-Louis, Keanna Francis, Nalva Samuel, Romelcia Phillip, Britney Dennis, Tamisha Roberts, Kenisha Jno-lewis, Starr Humphreys, Shante Hazel, Kasika Samuel, Christina Sobers, Alianne George, China Tulloch, Tabique Lockhart, Kayna Pascal, Alexina Ettiene, Juanita Barber, and Tyanna Hilaire.