THE CONCACAF Under-15 competition will make a return to the regional tournament calendar after being axed last year.The tournament, the brainchild of former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, was introduced in 2013, with the Girls’ edition of the tournament held the following year.
The tourney was, however, cancelled last year when the CONCACAF administration was rocked with another corruption scandal that saw over 40 officials arrested, including Webb. The administration shelved the tournament as part of cost-cutting measures.
When it was cancelled in 2015 the tournament had more than 36 teams entered, including England and Brazil from outside the confederation.
This year the Girls’ tournament will be held from August 9 to 21 in Florida and twenty-three nations have already entered.
The teams will play in three groups of five and two groups of four with the group winners, plus the second-place teams from the five-team groups, going forward to the quarter-final knockout rounds.