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Men U-23: Road to 2008 Olympic Games begin for CONCACAF this month

3.8.07 - CONCACAF's road to 2008 Olympic Games begins next month as the Preliminary Qualification to the Men's Under-23 Tournament commence in the Caribbean.

Twenty-two Caribbean nations have been placed in six groups for the first round qualification. Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & The Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago will each host a Caribbean First Round Group that will run from 31 August - 13 September 2007.

The six group winners will advance to the second round that consist of two three-team groups scheduled for October 2007. The top finishers in each triangular group will progress to the 2008 CONCACAF U-23 Final Round Tournament.

Elsewhere, the Men's U-23 Central American Preliminary Qualification will have two groups of three with Panama hosting El Salvador and Honduras from 7-11 November, while Guatemala stages Costa Rica and Nicaragua from 14-18 November.

The winners of each triangular will advance to the CONCACAF Men's U-23 Tournament along with two Caribbean teams, Canada, Mexico and USA with venue and dates to be announced. The two second-place finishers from each Central American Triangular will meet in a home-and-away playoff series with the winner also progressing to the CONCACAF Final Round, where two teams will qualify to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

2008 CONCACAF MEN'S UNDER-23 TOURNAMENT

Caribbean Qualification - First Round

Group A - Paramaribo, SURINAM; Dr. Ir . Franklin Essed Stadium

31.08.2007: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - GUYANA (19:00)

SURINAM - NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (21:00)

02.09.2007: NETHERLANDS ANTILLES - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (16:30)

SURINAM - GUYANA (18:30)

04.09.2007: GUYANA - NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (19:00)

SURINAM - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (21:00)

Group B - Oranjestad, ARUBA; Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Trinidad

09.09.2007: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA - JAMAICA (18:00)

ARUBA - BARBADOS (20:00)

11.09.2007: JAMAICA - BARBADOS (18:00)

ARUBA - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (20:00)

13.09.2007: BARBADOS - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (18:00)

ARUBA - JAMAICA (20:00)

Group C - La Habana, CUBA; Estadio Pedro Marrero

09.09.2007: PUERTO RICO - CAYMAN ISLANDS (17:00)

CUBA - BERMUDA (19:00)

11.09.2007: CAYMAN ISLANDS - BERMUDA (17:00)

CUBA - PUERTO RICO (19:00)

13.09.2007: BERMUDA - PUERTO RICO (17:00)

CUBA - CAYMAN ISLANDS (19:00)

Group D - Basseterre, ST. KITTS & NEVIS; Warner Park

09.09.2007: ST. KITTS & NEVIS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (19:00)

11.09.2007: HAITI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (19:00)

13.09.2007: ST. KITTS & NEVIS - HAITI (19:00)

Group E - Kingstown, ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES; Victoria Park

09.09.2007: ST. LUCIA - GRENADA (17:00)

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES - DOMINICA (19:00)

11.09.2007: GRENADA - DOMINICA (17:00)

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES - ST. LUCIA (19:00)

13.09.2007: DOMINICA - ST. LUCIA (17:00)

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES - GRENADA (19:00)

Group F - Nassau, BAHAMAS; BFA National Centre

02.09.2007: BAHAMAS - US VIRGIN ISLANDS (15:00)

04.09.2007: US VIRGIN ISLANDS - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (17:00)

06.09.2007: BAHAMAS - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (17:00)

Central American Qualification - First Round

Triangular 1: 7-11 November 2007

PANAMA (Host)

EL SALVADOR

HONDURAS

Triangular 2: 14-18 November 2007

GUATEMALA (Host)

COSTA RICA

NICARAGUA