By Ras Wadada

THE Director/Principal of the Chase Academic Foundation (CAF), Henry Chase told Chronicle Sport yesterday that he never threatened to terminate the scholarships of students if they were not allowed to represent the school in a fixture of a schools competition.“It was certainly a misinterpretation of what I stated and that is what it is. I honestly think the whole situation was handled poorly and should have been dealt with differently.
“After seeking a change in the date of the fixture with the organisers and being told it was not possible I sought the assistance of the GFF and still there was no amicable way forward,” Chase said.
Chase also added that it was also disheartening to the National U-17s to learn that coach Vurlon Mills was omitted from the tour party on the eve of departure. “He is like the motivator and inspiration to the team.”
Eight students from CAF and one from the Morgan Learning Centre (MLC) will face the Disciplinary Committee of the GFF for ignoring the directive of the National Federation.
The players were encamped as part of the National U-17 football squad and along with CAF’s coach Mills participated in a game last Monday. After an emergency meeting of the GFF Executive on Tuesday it was disclosed that Mills was removed from the National U-17 team as the assistant coach and would appear before the Disciplinary Committee of the GFF as well as the nine players.
The CAF players are: Jeremy Garrett, Sese Norville, Nicholas McArthur, Rondell Peters, Daniel Floy, Cecil Jackman, Isaiah Jack and Raushan Ritch and the MLC player is Malakai Adonis. Ritch is the only player who was not selected on the National team from among the nine.
Today CAF will play Bishops’ High in the final of the Georgetown Zone of the Digicel schools competition at the Camp Ayanganna ground and seven of the starting eleven will be out as they are on National duties in the USVI. The team will, however, have on the sideline the expertise of coach Mills. The game kicks off at 15:30hrs.