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The US Virgin Islands squad to play in the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup has been
confirmed.

A provisional 17-man squad has been picked for the tournament, which will be held in Springdale, Arkansas between Wednesday, 13th August and Saturday, 16th August.

The Dashing Eagles start their 2025 Outrigger Challenger Cup campaign against fellow members of FIFA and CONCACAF the Turks & Caicos Islands in the opening game of the tournament on 13th August (7pm CDT).

They then face 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup ‘hosts’ the Marshall Islands, the last country in the world without a football team, on Thursday, 14th August (8pm CDT), before taking on MLS Next outfit Ozark United under-19s in the final game of the tournament on 16th August (4pm CDT).

The 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup will be the US Virgin Islands’ first set of games since the final round of CONCACAF Nations League C Group A fixtures in Barbados in October 2024.

The Dashing Eagles’ suffered back-to-back defeats, losing 5-0 to host nation Barbados on 9th October before going down 3-1 to the Bahamas three days later. Forward Hasani Edgar grabbed the US Virgin Islands’ goal in the loss to the Baha Boyz.

This left the US Virgin Islands bottom of their three-team CONCACAF Nations League group, having taken just one point from four games.

The Dashing Eagles are ranked 207th in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings and are led by head coach Terrence Jones Sr, a former US Virgin Islands international.

The squad
Goalkeepers – Whelan Joseph, Dylan Ramos
Defenders – Quinn Farrell, Alfred Harris, Kidaniel Perez, Joshua Ramos, Brad Robinson, Carmelo Rodriguez, Ahad Shabazz-Henry
Midfielders – Jordan Atemazem, Axel Bartsch, Jannick Liburd, Matthew Roth
Forwards – Gabriel Catone-Highfield, Naqwan Henry, Rakeem Joseph, Ramesses
McGuinness

One to watch
Jannick Liburd – The 23-year-old midfielder has top-flight European experience. He came through the academy of Danish club Sønderjyske, where he joined as an under-17 player. The left winger made his Danish Superliga debut for SE on 8th July, 2020, coming off the bench with five minutes remaining in a 1-1 draw at Lyngby. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 22nd December, 2020. Liburd played three more first-team games for Sønderjyske – making one appearance in the Superliga, and two in the Danish Cup – before having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 31st January, 2023. Liburd was born in the United States, and is of Danish and Kittitian descent, but was called up for the US Virgin Islands’ 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League C Group A game against the Bahamas on 12th October 2024. He played the full 90 minutes as the Dashing Eagles were beaten 3-1.

The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation are still looking for parties interested in sponsoring the event. We have a range of opportunities from live streaming partners, shirt sponsorship, and player and match sponsors. Interested parties should email head of commercial, Matt Webb at marshallislandssf@gmail.com.

All 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup matches will be live-streamed, with more details to follow shortly. For those wishing to watch in-person, we will also be making arrangements and sharing details in the coming weeks.

The full fixture list for the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup is as follows:
● Wednesday, 13th August – US Virgin Islands v Turks & Caicos Islands – 7pm kick-off
● Thursday, 14th August – Turks & Caicos Islands v Ozark United under-19s – 5pm
● Thursday, 14th August – Marshall Islands v US Virgin Islands – 8pm
● Saturday, 16th August – Marshall Islands v Turks & Caicos Islands – 1pm
● Saturday, 16th August – US Virgin Islands v Ozark United under-19s – 4pm
All games to be played at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium, Springdale
All kick-off times Central Daylight Time