FROM 7:00 P.M ON Saturday, November 29, 2025, St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Senior Women’s Football team, Lady Heat, will play Mexico at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in Group A of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers.
It will be the first meeting between the two countries in the women’s play, and with a major disparity in their respective rankings.
The latest Fifa rankings show St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Lady Heat at 162nd, whilst Mexico is at 29th.
Despite this, Lady Heat’s captain, Chelsea Cordice said a press briefing last Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at the conference room of the La Vue Hotel, Villa Point, that they are not going to let the Mexicans have it their own way.
“Our favourite word right now is belief. We believe that we are able to do whatever we put our minds to,” Cordice said.
While not stating that they would upstage the more accomplished Mexicans, she said they will endeavour to be competitive.
Cordice will lead the Vincentian midfield that also includes Ashante Browne, Cherish La Borde, Denella Creese, Dionte Delpesche, Neveah Richards, along with Sonja Mc Kie.
Three goal keepers, Altica Benn,Tishana James and Zilla Drayton, are also part of the 24-member squad.
The defence will be selected from Azumi Quow, De ‘Andrea Barbour, Kelisha Bowens, Kendra Findlay, Melanie Stowe, Raedawn Nanton, Samayaa Connell and Shanyah Peters, with Areka Hooper, Asanteni Charles, Christi
