Concacaf approves exceptional hosting arrangement Haiti to face US at Nu Stadium on 14 November Miami’s Haitian community offers home advantage Concacaf on Thursday announced it has approved Haiti’s request to relocate their Nations League quarter-final first leg against the United States on 14 November from Kingston, Jamaica, to Miami in an “exceptional hosting arrangement”.
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Haiti have been unable to play nominal “home” games within their borders since July 2021, with the United Nations estimating that 90% of the capital of Port-au-Prince – including the national stadium – is controlled by violent gangs. Haiti’s match, the first leg of a home-and-away series against the US, had been booked for Kingston.
The Grenadiers played their 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Curaçao, Aruba and Barbados. However, the Nations League format slated Curaçao and Jamaica to host their matches on the same night as Haiti’s, shunting Haiti to Sabina Park, the home of the Jamaica national team until their current venue opened in 1962.
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Now a cricket ground, Sabina Park hosted two of Haiti’s Nations League qualifiers. Continue reading...
