There was chaos at the entrance of the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Tuesday night as scores of football fans were turned away by officials before the start of the Concacaf Under-20 Championship qualifying match between Trinidad and Tobago and Canada.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, in a statement, apologised to all fans who were not able to access the Concacaf Men’s U-20 Qualifier between T&T and Canada on Tuesday 27 February 2024 game due to safety and control challenges at the entrance gate.
The TTFA said it has launched an in depth review and will ensure that the necessary steps are taken to facilitate a smooth and friendly fan experience at our upcoming friendly versus Jamaica and World Cup Qualifiers beginning in June at home to Grenada.
“There were patrons with tickets who were allowed entry on Tuesday evening and we thank you for your overwhelming support as the crowd of 6,126 fans is the largest recorded at a Home Under 20 qualifier, surpassing even the matches in 2009 when T&T qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt,” said the TTFA release.
“If there are any ticket holders that did not get the opportunity to present their tickets to enter the match on Tuesday night, these physical and/or unscanned digital tickets will be valid for the friendly versus Jamaica. We will provide details on this game on Wednesday
We would like to thank the fans once again for their tremendous support over the recent matches.”
T&T was beaten 3-0 by Canada during last night’s match