Thomas Christiansen, coach of the Panama national team, called up 24 players for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League matches against Curacao and Guatemala. The first match will be on October 13 in Curacao, and the second will be on October 17 in Panama, against the Guatemalans.
The call is made up exclusively of players who are active abroad.
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The news is:
- Michael Murillo and Edgardo Fariña, on the defensive line.
- Alberto Quintero, José Luis Rodríguez, Abdiel Ayarza and Édgar Yoel Bárcenas, in the center of the field.
- Alfredo Stephens, up front.
The call of the Panamanian heavy artillery is due to the fact that the possibility of getting into the quarterfinal round is at stake in these two duels. This phase gives direct entry to the next Final Four 2024 and the Copa América 2024. Both tournaments will take place next year in the United States.
CALENDAR 🗓️ – OCTOBER!
Find out about the matches of the month of October of the women’s and men’s teams of #PanamaMayor 🇵🇦 in its international commitments @Concacaf 🏆 y @ConcacafW 🏆.#TodosSomosPanama 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/YAL4LxcZvS
— FEPAFUT (@fepafut) October 1, 2023
This is the complete roster of the Panama team for their next two games.
- Goalies: Orlando Mosquera (Maccabi Tel-Aviv, ISR), Luis Mejia (Montevideo Racing, URU) and Cesar Samudio (CD Marathon, HON).
- Defenders: Fidel Escobar (Deportivo Saprissa, CRC), Andres Andrade (LASK Linz, AUS), Jose Cordoba (Levski Sofia, BUL), Eric Davis (DC United), Cesar Blackman (Slovan Bratislava, SVK), Jiovany Ramos (SVK). Dep Táchira, VEN), Michael Murillo Olympique Marseille, FRA) and Edgardo Fariña (Municipal, GUA).
- Midfielders: Cesar Yanis (AD San Carlos, CRC), Christian Martinez (Al-Jandal SC, KSA), Jovani Welch (Academic Viseu , POR), Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo, USA), Hannibal Godoy (Nashville, USA), Alberto Quintero (Scientist, PER), Jose Luis Rodriguez (FC Famalicao, POR), Abdiel Ayarza (Cusco, PER) and Edgar Barcenas (Mazatlán FC, MEX).
- Forwards: Cecilio Waterman (Cobresal, CHI), Ismael Diaz (Catholic University, ECU), Jose Fajardo (DC United, USA) and Alfredo Stephens (Ironi Kiryat Shmona, ISR). EF
