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Antigua has been named to host Group B of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football competition slated for 20-24 Sept., at the Antigua Recreation Grounds.

This is according to a letter from General Secretary of the Caribbean Football Union, Kerri-Ann Alleyne, that informed the local Antigua & Barbuda Football Association of their impending engagement.

?It is with pleasure that I inform you of the Preliminary Round of competition in the Digicel Caribbean Cup 2006/7.

"Group B will be played in Antigua & Barbuda from September 20-24,? the letter read.

Speaking to General Secretary of the Antigua FA, Gordon ?Banks? Derrick, the SUN learnt that Group B will consist of host Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, St. Kitts and Anguilla and that his executive is prepared to host the event.

Netherlands Antilles, Suriname, Guyana and Grenada will contest Group A while the Dominican Republic, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands will tackle Group C.

In Group D, Jamaica, Haiti, St. Lucia and the St. Vincent & The Grenadines will battle for supremacy.

In Group E, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands will face each other.

Guadeloupe, St. Martin, Martinique and Dominica will clash in Group F.

National teams of Antigua & Barbuda are also preparing for upcoming under-16 and under-20 men?s tournaments.

GROUP B

Venue: Antigua / Barbuda

Dates: 20-24 September 2006

Barbados, Saint Kitts / Nevis, Antigua / Barbuda, Anguilla

GROUP D

Venue: Jamaica

Dates: 6-10 September 2006

Jamaica, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent / Grenadines

Group D must stand for group of Death. Saint Vincent & Grenadines surprised a lot of teams making it deep into World Cup 2006 qualifications. St. Lucia is also a tough team losing in a home and away series to Jamaica by an aggregate score of 3:2 during the Gold Cup 2005 qualifications. But I still give the edge to the Haiti and Jamaica

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Cup

"Starting in 2007, the top teams from the Digicel Caribbean Cup will also qualify for the preliminary round of the 2010 World Cup."

that means 2010 World Cup qualifier may start in this year...?