Panama U-19 has been placed in Group A and will play all its group stage matches at the COS Sports Plaza. Felipe Baloy, coach of the Panama Men's Under-19 National Team, has already selected his squad for the upcoming UNCAF Sub-19 FIFA Forward tournament, to be held from December 5 to 11 in our country. Panama comes in as the runner-up from the last edition of the UNCAF Sub-19 tournament, held last year in Honduras, where they lost on penalties to Guatemala in the final. Baloy has called up a total of 20 players who will seek to make history on home soil and win the first-ever men's Sub-19 title from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF). They will close the group stage on Tuesday, December 9, against Honduras U-19, also at 3pm. The UNCAF Sub-19 tournament serves as the first step in the preparation for teams aspiring to compete in the next FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan 2027. The national team's debut is scheduled for this Friday, December 5, when they face Cuba in a match set for 3:00 p.m. They will then play on Sunday, December 7, against Nicaragua U-19, at 3pm. The grand final will be held on Thursday, December 11, at 3pm, at the COS Sports Plaza. Goalkeepers: Alberto Ruiz (Tauro FC), Luis Lazo (UMECIT FC). Defenders: Josimar Palacios (Sporting SM), Yassir Gordon (Tauro FC), Oliver Campos (Alianza FC), Joseph Hidalgo (Alianza FC), Joseph Pacheco (CD Plaza Amador). Midfielders: Klissman De Gracia (Veraguas United), Kadir Álvarez (Sporting SM), Ernesto Gómez (CD Universitario), Edmilson González (Herrera FC), Anthony Perea (Tauro FC), Estevis López (Academia Costa del Este), Ángel James (Sporting SM), Adrián Pineda (San Francisco FC), Moisés Richards (Sporting SM). Forwards: Mijahir Jiménez (NY Red Bulls II, USA), Josue Vergara (Tauro FC), Abraham Altamirano (CA Independiente), Simao Garcés (San Francisco FC). Coach: Felipe Baloy. Schedule: Panama U-19 vs Cuba U-19, Date: December 5, Time: 3pm, Venue: COS Sports Plaza. Panama U-19 vs Nicaragua U-19, Date: December 7, Time: 3pm, Venue: COS Sports Plaza. Panama U-19 vs Honduras U-19, Date: December 9, Time: 3pm, Venue: COS Sports Plaza. Final, Date: December 11, Time: 3pm, Venue: COS Sports Plaza.
Panama U-19 Ready for Home UNCAF Tournament
Panama's U-19 team, last year's runner-up, will compete for the UNCAF title on home soil at COS Sports Plaza. Their debut against Cuba is set for December 5.
