Trinidad and Tobago Names Nathan Lewis to Gold Cup Provisional Roster
May 20, 2019 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
Lansing Ignite News Release
Lansing Ignite FC attacker Nathan Lewis (left) battles for possession
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LANSING, Mich. - Lansing Ignite FC attacker Nathan Lewis has been named to the Trinidad and Tobago men's national team's preliminary 40-player roster, which was submitted to Concacaf for this summer's Gold Cup.
Lewis has been a force for Lansing in the attack so far this season, appearing in two USL League One matches and in the team's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round match against the USL Championship's Indy Eleven.
The final 23-player roster for Trinidad and Tobago will be announced by Concacaf the first week of June. After the official announcement, only injury-related changes will be allowed, up until 24 hours before each team's first match and any injury replacements must come from the preliminary 40-player roster.
The 2019 Gold Cup will be the biggest-ever edition of the event, with more participating nations (16 up from 12 in 2017), more host countries (three, including first-time matches in Costa Rica and Jamaica, and more stadiums (17 up from 14 in 2017, eight of which are in contention to become a 2026 FIFA World Cup venue).
The 15th edition of the continental championship will kick off on Saturday, June 15, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Trinidad and Tobago will compete in Group D and kick off against Panama on June 18 from Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
In the Knockout rounds, Houston's NRG Stadium and Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field will host two Quarterfinal matches each, on June 29 and 30 respectively. The winning teams will move on to State Farm Stadium in Phoenix and Nissan Stadium in Nashville for the Semifinals. The grand final is scheduled to be played on July 7, in Chicago's iconic Soldier Field.
The tournament will be broadcast nationally on the Univision and FOX family of networks and transmitted on radio in Spanish by Fútbol de Primera Radio Network, and broadcast by television partners in over 180 countries around the world.
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