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Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team

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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Sugar Boyz
AssociationSt. Kitts and Nevis Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachFrancisco Molina
CaptainJulani Archibald
Most capsGerard Williams (85)
Top scorerKeith Gumbs (24)
Home stadiumWarner Park
FIFA codeSKN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 143 Decrease 2 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest73 (October 2016, March 2017)
Lowest176 (November 1994)
First international
British Leeward Islands Saint Christopher and Nevis 2–4 Grenada 
(Saint Christopher and Nevis; 18 August 1938)
Biggest win
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10–0 Montserrat 
(Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; 17 April 1992)
 Saint Martin 0–10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 
(The Valley, Anguilla; 14 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis 
(Monterrey, Mexico; 17 November 2004)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)

The Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team is the national team of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and is controlled by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, however, they did qualify for their first CONCACAF Gold Cup appearance in 2023.

They are nicknamed The Sugar Boyz due to the sugar cultivation on the island of St. Kitts.[citation needed]

History

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Beginnings (1938–1990)

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Saint Kitts and Nevis played their first match on 18 August 1938, against Grenada, a match that ended in a 2–4 defeat.[3] They participated in the Leeward Islands Tournament from 1949 however had to wait until 1979 to play their first official matches, in the qualifying rounds for the 1979 CFU Championship, losing twice to Jamaica, both results finishing 2–1.[citation needed] They would again fail to qualify for the final phase of the 1983 CFU Championship, after advancing due to Jamaica's withdrawal, they'd be eliminated by Martinique, who won 12–0 on aggregate.[citation needed]

1990–2000

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The Sugar Boyz qualified for their first tournament at the 1993 Caribbean Cup, defeating Dominican Republic (3–2) and British Virgin Islands (5–0) to top their qualifying group.[citation needed] In the tournament proper, they finished second behind Jamaica to reach the semi-finals, before losing to Martinique on penalties.[citation needed] In the match for third place, they were defeated 3–2 by Trinidad and Tobago.[citation needed] Saint Kitts and Nevis finished bottom of their group in 1996 but in the 1997 Caribbean Cup, they advanced into the knock-out after finishing level on points with both Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique, then defeated Grenada 2–1 in extra-time with both goals scored by Keith Gumbs, but they succumbed to Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 in the final.[citation needed] Since they'd reached the final, Saint Kitts and Nevis were entered into a play-off against Cuba – runner-up in the 1996 Caribbean Cup – for the last ticket to the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but they lost 2–0.[citation needed]

Saint Kitts and Nevis participated for the first time in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[citation needed] After benefiting from the withdrawal of the Bahamas, they beat Saint Lucia 5–1 in Basseterre and 1–0 in Castries, but fell in the third knockout round against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, losing thanks to the away goals rule.[citation needed]

2000s

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In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, after comfortably beating the Turks and Caicos Islands with an aggregate result of 14–0, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines once again dispatched the Sugar Boyz, winning both in Kingstown (1–0) as in Basseterre (1–2).[citation needed] However, the situation would improve in the 2006 qualifiers, since Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the second group phase after leaving the US Virgin Islands and Barbados on the way.[citation needed] They shared Group 3 with Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but as expected, finished in last place, with 6 losses in as many appearances.[citation needed] They also experienced the worst defeat in their history, 8–0 against Mexico.[citation needed] In the preliminary round for the 2010 qualifiers, they were unable to repeat what they had done four years ago and were unceremoniously eliminated by Belize, who won 4–2 on aggregate.[citation needed]

In the Caribbean Cup, the Sugar Boyz did not repeat the successes of the '90s and could only qualify to the final phase of the 2001 Caribbean Cup, although they did not advance beyond the group phase.[citation needed] They have not returned to a final phase since that edition.[citation needed]

2010–present

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Qualifying directly to the second round of the 2014 qualifiers, Saint Kitts and Nevis was drawn in Group D along with Canada, Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia.[citation needed] They finished in 3rd place, with 7 points.[citation needed] It was only defeated by Canada in Toronto (4–0).[citation needed] In the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Saint Kitts and Nevis defeated the Turks and Caicos Islands in the first round by a lofty aggregate 12–4[citation needed] before falling in the second phase, at the hands of El Salvador, 6–3 on aggregate,[citation needed] but not before obtaining a 2–2 draw at home.[citation needed] In November 2015, they played 2 friendlies against European teams, Andorra (1–0) and Estonia (0–3).[citation needed] Devaughn Elliott scored the only goal in the victory over Andorra, becoming the first St. Kitts and Nevis player to score against a European side.[4] The result was also the first away victory for a CFU team over a European side on their home soil.[5]

In October 2016, it reached its highest ranking in the FIFA world ranking (73rd place) thanks to its good performance in the 2nd round of the 2017 Caribbean Cup of Nations qualifiers.[citation needed] However, two defeats against French Guiana (0–1) and Haiti at home (0–2 a.e.t.) stopped the Sugar Boyz in the 3rd round of these qualifiers.[citation needed] The year ends with a 1–1 draw in Basseterre against Estonia on November 19, 2016, in a friendly match, one year after playing against the same team in Tallinn.[citation needed]

In June 2017, the team went on a second European tour and played Armenia on June 4 in Yerevan[citation needed] and Georgia three days later in Tbilisi.[citation needed] Both games ended in equally bad losses, 5–0 and 3–0, respectively.[citation needed] St. Kitts and Nevis continues its pattern of international tours and travels in August 2017 to Mumbai to meet Mauritius and India in a friendly tournament, the 2017 Hero Tri-Nation Series.[citation needed] Both matches ended in draws acquired by the same score of one goal each.[citation needed]

The Sugar Boyz played Andorra again on March 25, 2022, six and a half years after their first confrontation, for a friendly match in Andorra la Vella.[citation needed] This time the Principality's selection wins against Saint Kitts and Nevis on its home stadium (1–0).[citation needed]

They qualified for their first ever CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2023.[citation needed]

National football stadium

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Stadium Capacity City
Warner Park Football Stadium 3,500 Basseterre

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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12 October 2023–24 Nations League Sint Maarten  2–3  Saint Kitts and Nevis The Valley, Anguilla
15:00 UTC−4
  • Lake 19'
  • Kort 79'
Report
Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre
Attendance: 122
Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)
15 October 2023–24 Nations League Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–1  Sint Maarten Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
16 November 2023–24 Nations League Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–0  Saint Lucia Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center
Attendance: 120
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

2024

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9 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League British Virgin Islands  1–3  Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
--:-- UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Warner Park Sporting Complex
Referee: Vimarest Díaz (Dominican Republic
15 October 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–1  Cayman Islands Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
--:-- UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Warner Park Sporting Complex
Referee: Shekiel Jokil (Suriname)

2025

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Coaches

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Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kai Trotman (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets
18 1GK Julani Archibald (captain) (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 33) 69 0 Honduras CD Victoria
23 1GK Ash-on Maynard 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Garden Hotspurs

2 2DF Malique Roberts (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23) 20 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets
3 2DF Omarion Liburd (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets
12 2DF Marvin McSheen (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Garden Hotspurs
20 2DF Raheem Hanley (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) 18 0 England West Didsbury & Chorlton

4 3MF Kalonji Clarke 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis St Paul's United
5 3MF Trimar Samuel 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Southstars
8 3MF Yohannes Mitchum (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 43 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United
13 3MF Jahlyan Burt (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Mantab United
14 3MF Tyquan Terrell (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26) 18 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Peter's
15 3MF Mervin Lewis (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 24) 17 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets
17 3MF Nequan Browne (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25) 7 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets
19 3MF Romaine Sawyers (1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 32) 47 6 Unattached
21 3MF Kyle Kelly (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19) 6 0 England Liverpool U21
3MF Jahmarli Conner 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets

6 4FW Devion Harvey 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Peter's
7 4FW Tiquanny Williams (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23) 20 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets
9 4FW Shevene Boston (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 3 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Peter's
10 4FW G'Vaune Amory (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) 23 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars
11 4FW Kimaree Rogers (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) 37 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars
16 4FW Javern Matthew (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Conaree FC
22 4FW Dionis Stephens (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) 4 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Peter's
4FW De'quan Hamilton (2007-05-15) 15 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets

Recent call ups

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Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Joshua Warde (2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 United States Georgia Revolution FC v.  British Virgin Islands, 10 September 2024
GK Vibert Stephens (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Bath United v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
GK Xander Parke (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 England Leek Town v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
GK Zaykeese Smith (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars v.  Guadeloupe, 19 November 2023
GK Adrian Samuel (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34) 2 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Conaree v.  Sint Maarten, 15 October 2023

DF Andre Burley (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) 25 1 England Oxford City v.  British Virgin Islands, 10 September 2024
DF Ethan Bristow (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22) 3 1 United States Minnesota United v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
DF Jameel Ible (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 (age 30) 9 0 England Guiseley v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
DF Lois Maynard (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 35) 27 0 England Radcliffe v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
DF Jal'den Myers (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Bath United v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
DF Yusuf Saunders (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
DF Anwa Springer (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Newtown United v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
DF Kieran Cooney 2 0 England Notts County U21 v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
DF Ruben Freeman 2 0 England Barwell v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
DF Cayden Bennett 1 0 England Walsall U18 v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
DF Jay Williams (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 England Crawley Town v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
DF Ezrick Nicholls (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25) 3 0 United States University of Tampa v.  Guadeloupe, 19 November 2023
DF Gerard Williams (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36) 85 2 India TRAU v.  Saint Lucia, 16 November 2023
DF Denis Fleming (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Village Superstars v.  Sint Maarten, 15 October 2023
DF Iquon Frazier (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets v.  Sint Maarten, 15 October 2023

MF Theo Wharton (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 29) 21 2 Wales Llanelli Town A.F.C. v.  British Virgin Islands, 10 September 2024
MF Tyrese Shade (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24) 7 0 England Eastleigh v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
MF Tyrique Davis (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayon Rockets v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
MF Gabriel Vanterpool 1 0 England Stockport County Academy v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
MF Raheem Somersall (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27) 26 0 United States North Carolina FC v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
MF Ronaldo Belgrove (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) 6 0 United States Miami City v.  Guadeloupe, 19 November 2023
MF Kaylon Liburd (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets v.  Sint Maarten, 15 October 2023

FW Harry Panayiotou (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 30) 38 12 Malta Sirens v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
FW Diego Edwards (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) 5 0 England Notts County U21 v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
FW Omari Sterling-James (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31) 28 4 England Ebbsfleet United v.  Bahamas, 11 June 2024
FW Kwame Thomas (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 29) 1 0 England Aldershot Town v.  San Marino, 24 March 2024
FW Jardel Isaac (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Old Road Jets v.  Sint Maarten, 15 October 2023
FW Nicquan Phipps (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United v.  Sint Maarten, 15 October 2023
FW Keithroy Freeman (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31) 18 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Paul's United v.  Sint Maarten, 12 October 2023

Player records

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As of 16 October 2024[7]
Players in bold are still active with Saint Kitts & Nevis.

Most appearances

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Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Gerard Williams 85 2 2006–present
2 Thrizen Leader [de] 76 1 2004–2021
3 Julani Archibald 69 0 2008–present
4 George Isaac 53 22 1996–2011
5 Orlando Mitchum [de] 49 6 2004–2019
6 Jevon Francis [de] 47 23 2000–2011
Romaine Sawyers 47 6 2012–present
8 Ian Lake 46 20 2002–2012
9 Yohannes Mitchum [it] 43 1 2017–present
10 Atiba Harris 42 10 2003–2019

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Keith Gumbs 24 41 0.59 1993–2011
2 Jevon Francis [de] 23 47 0.49 2000–2011
3 George Isaac 22 53 0.42 1996–2011
4 Ian Lake 20 46 0.43 2002–2012
5 Harry Panayiotou 12 38 0.32 2014–present
6 Austin Huggins 11 36 0.31 1993–2004
7 Tiquanny Williams 10 20 0.5 2021–present
Atiba Harris 10 42 0.24 2003–2019
9 Alexis Saddler [de] 9 26 0.35 2000–2011
10 Vernon Sargeant [de] 8 24 0.33 1993–2004

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
1934 to 1990 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
United States 1994 Did not enter Declined participation
France 1998 Did not qualify 4 2 2 0 8 3
South Korea Japan 2002 4 2 0 2 15 3
Germany 2006 10 4 0 6 18 26
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 2 4
Brazil 2014 6 1 4 1 6 8
Russia 2018 4 2 1 1 15 10
Qatar 2022 6 3 0 3 8 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 2 1 0 1 1 4
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/8 38 15 8 15 73 66

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
United States 1991 Not eligible
Mexico United States 1993 Did not qualify
United States 1996
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007
United States 2009
United States 2011
United States 2013
Canada United States 2015
United States 2017
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
United States 2021
Canada United States 2023 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 14 Squad
Total Group stage 1/16 3 0 0 3 0 14

CONCACAF Nations League

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CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 B A 6 1 2 3 8 8 Fall United States 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 C B 4 3 1 0 9 4 Rise United States 2023
2023–24 B A 6 1 1 4 4 12 Fall United States 2024
2024–25 C C To be determined 2025
Total 16 5 4 7 21 24 Total 0 Titles

Caribbean Cup

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Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Jamaica 1991
Trinidad and Tobago 1992
Jamaica 1993 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 16 8
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Did not qualify
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 10
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 4 8
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 9
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 8
Barbados 2005 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2007
Jamaica 2008
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017
Total 5/18 18 5 3 10 26 43

Honours

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Regional

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "Saint Kitts and Nevis – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Andorra". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ "'Sugar Boyz' defeat Andorra in historic European win". miyvue.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ "SQUAD LIST FOR HOME MATCHES REVEALED". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Saint Kitts and Nevis". National Football Teams.
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