Grenadian forward Kithson Bain has returned to Alpha United in time for Wednesday’s opening Group One game of the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship. It has been reported that the Grenadian touched down in Guyana last Friday. Alpha United will play the first match of the competition on Wednesday at the Providence Stadium. The local side comes up against nemesis Inter Moengotapoe of Suriname and is yet to defeat the top Suriname club in their last five meetings.
Alpha’s Coach Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover said Bain’s arrival is a boost to his side as finishing has been a main area of worry in recent times.
The leading local club has been in a crisis for close to three weeks since dependable forward Dwight Peters was injured in the Kashif and Shanghai competition.
The absence of Peters resulted in nippy Gregory `Jackie Chan’ Richardson having to take control of the strike line. It is expected that Bain would share the forward work load with Richardson. Meanwhile, the overseas clubs participating in the Caribbean tournament start arriving tomorrow.
Inter Moengotapoe is scheduled to arrive in Guyana tomorrow afternoon while Central Football Club of Trinidad and Tobago is due on Wednesday.
The Trinidadians and Surinamese face each other on Friday while Alpha clashes with the former on Sunday. All matches would be played at the Providence Stadium.
The Guyana Defence Force, the other club from Guyana participating in the CFU competition, will have their first match on Wednesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago. The soldiers collide with Trinidad’s Direct TV W Connection. On Friday they play Waterhouse of Jamaica and finish off action in Group Two on Sunday with a game against Sap Football Club of Antigua.