This past week has seen a wealth of international football fixtures take place during the first international window of 2023. Here in North America, the Concacaf Nations League held its final matchdays ahead of the 2022-23 iteration’s final stages this summer – with Republic FC’s Luther Archimède and Zeiko Lewis participating for their respective nations.
Last Thursday, Archimède saw his first international action since Summer 2021 at the Concacaf Gold Cup, logging 10 minutes off the bench for Guadeloupe as they took on Antigua and Barbuda. The forward started and logged 90 minutes in his squad’s second contest Sunday, a 1-0 defeat to Cuba as Guadeloupe earned qualification for the Concacaf Gold Cup this summer.
Lewis started both contests for his home nation of Bermuda, tallying one shot and complete 78% of his passes Saturday in a 2-0 loss to Guyana. Tuesday against Haiti, he assisted his squad’s lone score – chipping over the top for forward Jai Bean in the 75th minute – while intercepting twice.
Both players will return to Republic FC later this week ahead of the club’s Saturday clash with Louisville City FC on Saturday, April 1. They’ll be ready to contribute immediately – despite two weeks away, they’ll be in form and confident after training constantly and taking on some of North America and the Caribbeans’ best. Their participation should benefit them and the club as Sacramento takes on each of the 2022 USL Championship title game participants the next two weeks.
Saturday’s kick off from Heart Health Park is set for 7:00 p.m. Tickets are still available at SacRepublicFC.com/tickets, and the match will be broadcast live on FOX40, Antenna TV 40.2, FOX40.com and the FOX40 News mobile app, and streaming on ESPN+.