PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad:

Soca Warriors head coach Dwight Yorke has named teenage sensations Derrell Garcia and Lindell Sween in a 23-man squad that will play Jamaica's Reggae Boyz in two international friendlies next month.

The first friendly is slated to be played on February 6 at the Catherine Hall Stadium, Montego Bay, with the second game scheduled for February 9 at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex in Kingston.

Speaking during a recent Zoom meeting, Yorke said he was impressed with what he had seen from the two youngsters.

Garcia, 17, and Sween, 18, are both attacking players who play with flair, and, along with their dribbling ability, can be a handful for defenders.

"We've got two young players that I have seen in the domestic game, and we have watched them quite carefully, and those two players remind me when I started playing football for the national team.

"When you look at Derrell Garcia ... he reminds me that we do have talent, and we have the boy Sweeny who is also a young talent that I like ... we want to integrate them," Yorke said.

"This is an opportunity again to view the players, look at them, integrate our philosophies and ideas.

"As we go through the selection of the players, we have added a few new faces to make sure no stone is unturned. We looked at every possible footballer that is available to us - from college football (Secondary Schools Football League) right up to the men's senior team and the domestic game," he added.

The Soca Warriors will use the upcoming friendlies as preparation for the Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary play-offs in March, where they will play twice against Cuba - away on March 21, and at home on March 25.

SQUAD:

Goalkeepers: Marvin Phillip, Aaron Enill, Jabari St Hillaire.

Defenders: Darnell Hospedales, Jamal Jack, Isaiah Garcia, Justin Garcia, Josiah Trimmingham, Jesse Williams.

Midfielders: Tyeres Bailey, Kevin Molino, Nathaniel James, Joevin Jones, Noah Powder, Steffen Yeates, Michael Poon Angeron, John Paul Rochford, Adriel George, Lindell Sween, Kaihim Thomas.

Forwards: Derrell Garcia, Isaiah Lee, Jariel Arthur, Brent Sam.

- CMC