From Turks and Caicos Islands Football Associations
www.football.tcemail:
tcifa@tciway.tcATTENTION ALL TURKS & CAICOS ISLAND SOCCER PLAYERS (MALE & FEMALE)LIVING OVERSEASAs an integral part of the development of our National Teams, the Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) is calling on all Turks & Caicos Island soccer players living overseas interested in representing their country, to contact the TCIFA immediately.
As part of our development plan for soccer in the TCI, we intend to enter National Teams into qualifying tournaments for the following competitions:
· FIFA World Cup (Men & Women)
· FIFA World Youth Championships (U-20, Men)
· FIFA U-19 Women's World Championships
· FIFA U-17 World Championships (Men)
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FIFA Futsal World Championships (Men)If you are a Turks & Caicos Islander playing soccer overseas and feel you have the ability to represent your country in the above competitions, please contact the TCIFA immediately. We would also like to hear from any youth player, 13 years or older. We would like to record your details in our database so that going forward you could be contacted to represent your country in the above competitions.
The TCIFA became the 200th member of FIFA in 1998 and annually benefits from its Financial Assistance Programme (FAP). This annual grant has enabled us to open a full time office (located on Providenciales), employ three full time members of staff (Technical Director, Football Development Officer & Football Administrator) and purchase equipment needed for our grassroots development programmes (e.g. Youth & women's football).
With assistance from FIFA (FAP & Goal Project), we recently opened (October 2001) the first phase of our National Academy (Center for the development of football), comprising of a 1st class full sized football pitch, changing rooms and modern floodlight system.
The TCIFA intends to continue with its long-term development plans by providing a full sized artificial training pitch, dormitories, administrative offices and parking facilities.
