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-First there were 21, then there was 8, now only 4 remain to be titled Caribbean Champion
Tuesday, December 9 - Montego Bay, Jamaica: As the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships’ come to an end in less than a week, 4 nations will now compete for the ultimate prize: US$120,000 and the title of Caribbean Football Champion.
Jamaica, Cuba, Grenada and Guadeloupe will now enter into the DCC Semi-Finals and have gained qualification for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup to be played in July, 2009.
The 2008 edition of the DCC has brought many exciting moments and many surprises: Grenada not only making it to Final Round but also gaining entry into the Semi –Finals and first time entry to the CONCACAF Gold Cup; Reigning Caribbean Champions Haiti not being able to make the Semi-Finals; and 8 time winner of the DCC, Trinidad & Tobago, failing to qualify for CONCACAF Gold Cup by being shut out of the DCC Semi-Finals.
The Caribbean has also seen many emerging football talents such as Hat-Trickers: Guadeloupe’s Mickael Antoine-Curier, Grenada’s Kithson Bain, St. Kitts’ Jevon Francis, Barbados’ Norman Forde and Bermuda’s Reginald Lambe.
With 4 matches left, Football fans across the region will be watching live as Jamaica, Cuba, Grenada and Guadeloupe battle it out. The match to watch: Grenada vs. Cuba on Thursday December 11. Grenada has pulled a few tricks out of their football boots, but will they be able to conquer the Lions of the Caribbean?
Now with only 2 match days left, The Caribbean wait with baited breathe to see who will be crowned 2008 Digicel Caribbean Champion.
DCC Finals – Fixtures
SEMI FINALS – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Thursday, December 11
Match 13: 5PM – Jamaica vs. Guadeloupe
Match 14: 7PM – Cuba vs. Grenada
FINALS – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Sunday, December 14
3rd Place: 3:30PM – Loser of Match 13 vs. Loser of Match 14
Championship: 6PM – Winner of Match 13 vs. Winner of Match 14
For match pictures and further information visit www.digicelfootball.com
ENDS
ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become the largest wireless telecommunications operator in the Caribbean with more than six million customers. After seven years, Digicel is renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services, and state-of-the-art handsets. By offering innovative wireless services and community support, Digicel has become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the cutting-edge of wireless communications.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and has operations in 23 markets, including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Curacao, The Cayman Islands, Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos. With new launches planned for the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Honduras and Panama, Digicel expects to be in 26 markets in the next 12 months.The Caribbean company also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the West Indies Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams and is title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships in association with the Caribbean Football Union and the Copa de Naciones Digicel, the Caribbean and Central American qualifiers to the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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