MANAGUA (DA) — Nicaragua has named a 24-player squad for the opening window of the 2026-27 CONCACAF Nations League, with coach Juan Cruz Real selecting his group ahead of a Sept. 27 meeting with the Curaçao men’s national team in Willemstad.
Nicaragua will open its League A Group A campaign against the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago before traveling to Curaçao for an 8 p.m. match Sunday at Stadion Ergilio Hato.
The roster includes players competing in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the United States, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Germany and Finland.
Goalkeepers:
Brandon Mayorga — UNAN Managua, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Adonis Pineda — Puntarenas FC, Costa Rica, Primera División (1st tier)
Jason Vega — AD San Carlos, Costa Rica, Primera División (1st tier)
Defenders:
Óscar Acevedo — Real Estelí FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Joab Gutiérrez — Real Estelí FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Justing Cano — Mineros de Zacatecas, Mexico, Liga de Expansión MX (2nd tier)
Juan Luis Pérez — Inter San Carlos, Costa Rica, Primera División (1st tier)
Christian Reyes — Diriangén FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Marvin Fletes — Real Estelí FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Emmanuel Gómez — UMECIT FC, Panama, Liga Panameña de Fútbol (1st tier)
Melvin Hernández — Diriangén FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Midfielders:
Kadeem Cole — Birmingham Legion FC, United States, USL Championship (2nd tier)
Jacob Montes — Monterey Bay FC, United States, USL Championship (2nd tier)
Osmin Salinas — Real Estelí FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Ramón Estrada — Managua FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Jonathan Moncada — Comunicaciones FC, Guatemala, Liga Nacional (1st tier)
Amadeus Zamora — Chemnitzer FC, Germany, Regionalliga Nordost (4th tier)
Forwards:
Efraín Mejía — CS Sébaco, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Widman Talavera — Real Estelí FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Raheem Cole — Puntarenas FC, Costa Rica, Primera División (1st tier)
Jaime Moreno — KuPS, Finland, Veikkausliiga (1st tier)
Jorge García — Indígenas Matagalpa FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Byron Bonilla — Real Estelí FC, Nicaragua, Liga Primera (1st tier)
Bancy Hernández — Deportivo Saprissa, Costa Rica, Primera División (1st tier)
The Curaçao-Nicaragua match will be the second Nations League game of the window for both teams. Curaçao opens Thursday in San José against Costa Rica before returning home to face Nicaragua.