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NACAC scraps CAC Juniors

Continental governing body, NACAC (North American, Central America and the Caribbean), has scrapped the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Championships, president Victor Lopez has said. Lopez made the announcement earlier this week during the 45th Carifta Games.

Lopez said the meet had been scrapped in order to facilitate a new NACAC Junior Championships which would also provide competition for the wider NACAC grouping. He said powerhouses USA and Canada had long complained about a lack of junior competition for which they would be eligible.

"We have to cater for our NACAC family," Lopez explained, while adding that Caribbean teams already had the Carifta Games. USA and Canada, along with all Caribbean teams, also take part in the Pan Am Junior (U-20) Championships.

It was not clear if the proposed NACAC Junior Championships will be age-grouped like CAC (U-20 and U-18) or if it will be similar to the Pan Am Juniors, involving the senior group only. The inaugural NACAC Junior Championships will be held in 2018.

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