Cayman’s boys’ national football team has completed its first game in the 2025 Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship in Aruba.
In their opening match on Monday, the boys fell to Puerto Rico 3-0 after conceding all three goals in the first half.
The boys are set to challenge Cuba on Tuesday and Guyana on Wednesday to complete their group stage matches.
The championship began on 2 Aug., with the fifth edition of the competition featuring a record 38 Concacaf member associations, as well as one guest participant.
The 39 teams featured in the tournament were divided into three leagues – league A, league B and league C – based on their Concacaf men’s under-17 ranking as of 20 Feb.
The last Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship took place in 2023. During that tournament, the league A and C games were held in the Dominican Republic, while Curaçao hosted the league B matches.
This year’s tournament marked a significant achievement for the Cayman team as it was promoted to league B.
Cayman’s boys head coach Claudio Garcia highlighted his pride in a recent Cayman Islands Football Association press release.
“One of the proudest moments that we have is that we were promoted to League B due to the work that we’ve been doing at the youth level. I’m really proud of the achievement. Slowly, we are developing our football in Cayman,” Garcia said.
The boys’ team roster includes Ajani Osborne, Jaidon Harding, Charles Morrison, Seth Maldonado-Ebanks, William Kirksey, Luke Watson, Basil Scott Jr., Kymani Parsons, Stephen Mason, Oscar Shakespeare, Ra’jon Boothe, Calum Whiteside, Jahari Reid, Cameron Murray, Christian Bonner, John Marc Thomas, Noah Mitten and Levi Jack.
Garcia, who has worked with this group for over two years, noted the team’s strong mentality and growth.
“These boys are working very hard,” he said in the release prior to their departure for the Concacaf championship.
“We’re going with the right expectations and a strong mindset to compete. This is like a family, and I’m proud of the way they’ve grown – both as athletes and as individuals.”
The four group winners in league B will advance to the semi-finals, while the remaining teams will play an additional match to determine their final rankings in the competition.
