Caribbean National Weekly

CONCACAF League of nations draw set for March 7

By Natalie Greaves··1 min read
CONCACAF League of nations draw set for March 7
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  • <span style="font-weight: 400;">The governing body of football in the Caribbean region CONCACAF has announced that the draw for the inaugural CONCACAF League of Nations will take place on March 7 in Miami, Florida.
  • </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This tournament will serve as a qualifier for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the 41-member associations to be divided into three leagues.
  • </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">President of CONCACAF Victor Montaglianni said the reason behind using this competition is to ensure that all nations especially those in the Caribbean utilise all FIFA dates.
  • With this event, the CFU Caribbean Cup as well as the COPA Centro-Americana will be dissolved.
  • </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The next edition of the Gold Cup will be expanded from 12 to 16 teams.</span>

The governing body of football in the Caribbean region CONCACAF has announced that the draw for the inaugural CONCACAF League of Nations will take place on March 7 in Miami, Florida.

This tournament will serve as a qualifier for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the 41-member associations to be divided into three leagues.

President of CONCACAF Victor Montaglianni said the reason behind using this competition is to ensure that all nations especially those in the Caribbean utilise all FIFA dates. With this event, the CFU Caribbean Cup as well as the COPA Centro-Americana will be dissolved.

The next edition of the Gold Cup will be expanded from 12 to 16 teams.

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