By James Bake

The climate of insecurity which has been ravaging Haiti for some time has had a negative impact on local football; particularly on our various national selections which cannot host international matches at home.

The Dominican Republic which was a host land for our various selections last year, due to the diplomatic incident caused in the Canal affair, the impassable state of certain lands and other conflicts existing between these two neighboring countries.

Many observers and fans wanted the Standardization committee to change headquarters in order to allow our grenadiers to evolve properly. Many thought the North of Haiti was the ideal place but another opportunity opens up for the national football team, the Grenadiers will have to play in the native land of the world-famous singer Rihanna, Barbados.

In this article, we will explore the importance of this new residency for the Haitian team and its impact on their journey to the world’s biggest sporting event.
1. Historical context in the World Cup of the Haitian national team: After qualifying for the 1974 World Cup, Haiti has never participated in a World Cup.
2. Presentation of Wildey Turf: It is a Stadium located at the Garfied Sobers Sports Complex, having a capacity of 2,000 seats and its location very close to the Caribbean Sea, adds a picturesque touch to this stadium.
3. Advantages of playing at Wildey Turf: We believe that Haitian Internationals will be able to easily travel to Barbados with their Haitian passport.
4. Team preparation: For the preparation of the Haitian team for the qualifying matches at Wildey Turf, including training, the stadium has a freshly laid natural turf innovated in 2018.
5. Impact on the Haitian community: This new base could allow the Haitian diaspora in the United States and Canada to attend matches more easily, the thousands of Haitians living in Barbados could also come and support the national selection.

The Haitian national football team is embarking on a new era with Wildey Turf as its home for World Cup qualifying matches. Despite this, the Grenadiers will host their matches more than 2,000 km from Haiti. The passionate support of an entire nation behind them and with a stadium ready to welcome their victories. Haitian players will be ready to take on the challenge never conquered since 1974.