November 2, 2025
Today was an opportunity to watch a game from the Bahamas Senior League and add another country to the list covered by Fatbear.
Bahamas
The Bahamas consists of around 700 islands and 2,400 cays spread over a distance of 800 miles in the Atlantic Ocean, of which 30 are inhabited. The closest point to Florida to the west is only 50 miles, whilst Cuba lays to the south and the Turks and Caicos Islands to the east.
The Bahamas is a former British colony, and achieved independence in 1963. The 2022 census reported the population to be 412,628, of which nearly 300,000 live in the capital Nassau, which is on the Island of New Providence. The second largest town is Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama, with a population of just over 26,000.
The Bahamas have achieved some notable successes in the Olympic Games, winning 7 golds in Athletics since 2000. A double was achieved in the 400 metres at the 2020 games in Tokyo, with Steven Gardiner winning the men’s gold and Shaunae Miller the women’s gold. Miller had also won gold in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
Bahamas have also enjoyed success in the relays, winning silver then gold in the Women’s 4x100 metres in 1996 and 2000, whilst the men’s 4x400 relay produced gold in 2012, silver in 2008 and bronze in 2000 and 2016.
Pauline Davis-Thompson won gold in the women’s 200 metres in 2000, the event Debbie Ferguson won bronze in 2004, whilst Tonique Williams-Darling won gold in the 400 metres in Athens.
Bahamas also won gold in the Star class sailing in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Bahamas National Team
The Bahamas National team are currently 203rd in the FIFA rankings, with just 7 countries below them. They actually rose two places in the most recent published list, but that was without playing and Liechtenstein and Seychelles losing points to fall below them !
They reached a high of 106 in 2006 but were as low as 210 in 2018 and 2019. The side are known as the Baha Boyz.
Home matches are played at the 15,000 capacity Thomas A Robinson stadium, the largest in the country, which is also used for Athletics and American Football. It has a grass pitch surrounded by a running track.
The Bahamas lost all four matches in their 2026 World Cup Qualifying campaign, losing 1-7 to Trinidad and Tobago, 0-1 to St Kitts and Nevis, 0-6 to Grenada and 0-8 to Costa Rica.
In the earlier 2024/25 CONCACAF Nations League Group 3, Bahamas drew 3-3 with the US Virgin Islands, and won the return 3-1. Games with Barbados were lost 2-3 and 2-6 as Bahamas finished second in the group.
Dynamos’ Brandon Apperley scored 6 of the 12 goals Bahamas scored in the Nations League campaign.
Lesly St Fleur is both the record cap holder and top scorer for Bahamas, finding the net 14 times in 45 appearances. St Fleur had played most of his career in Jamaica but is now back home with IM Bears. Wood Julmis is second in both charts, with 7 goals in 23 appearances, and now plays for Dynamos.
Renegades have three current internationals, keeper Vance Wharton ( 8 caps ), and midfielders Nicolas Lopez ( 12 caps ) and Jack Massey ( 1 cap ). 38 year old centre-back Happy Hall won 19 caps, defender Elijah Mitchell won 6 caps, midfielder Michael Massey won 13 caps and left-winger Nahum Johnson has 10 caps.
In addition to Apperley and Julmis, Dynamos’ former internationals included winger Walter Sawyer ( 6 caps ), striker James Thompson ( 2 caps ), centre-back Miguel Thompson ( 3 caps ) and defender Phieron Wilson ( 5 caps )
Bahamas National League
The first Bahamas national league was competed for in 1991/92 and is now known as the BFA Senior League.
Nine teams are competing in the league this season, who will play each other twice for a 16 game season. All matches are being played at the Roscow A.L. Davies Fields ( RALD ) in Nassau, which is owned by the Bahamas Football Association, has an artificial surface, floodlights and an official capacity of 1,700. Typically, three matches are held on the same day at the weekend, leaving three sides with a blank week-end.
The 2024/25 season featured 12 sides, with Western Warriors Titans finishing as Champions, with Dynamos runners-up and Renegades in third.
IM Bears have won the most titles, winning the league seven times, but have not won since 2015/16. Western Warriors Titans have won the league 5 times, including the last three titles, whilst Renegades won the title in 2013/14 and Dynamos in 2018/19.
Details of the BFA Senior League are limited on the internet. The Bahamas FA does run a website that covers all the leagues in the country, but is restricted to just the fixtures, scores, goalscorers and red/yellow cards. There are no team listings for each match.
The Bahamas Facebook gives fixtures and results, whilst Sofascore appears to be the only results website that includes the Bahamas Senior League, but has only results and the league table.
2025/26 Season
The new season started two weeks ago and Dynamos clocked up a 1-0 victory over Baha Juniors thanks to a goal from Adrian Douglass Rolle whilst Renegades slipped to a 1-2 loss at the hands of University of Bahamas Mingoes. Cameron Evans was the Renegades goalscorer.
In week 2, Dynamos played out a 0-0 draw with United FC and Renegades had a free week.
Today was the third and final match of the day at the RALD Fields.
Matchday Information
The weather at the 19.00 kick-off local time ( 00.00 UK ) was 25 degrees, with rain forecast for later.
The match was streamed live on FIFA+.
Dynamos were playing in black and white striped shirts, with black shorts and socks looking very similar to Nicaraguan side Diriangen, whilst Renegades were in all blue.
Match Report
Renegades dominated the opening 30 minutes, with the left-sided midfielder ( Number 16 ) looking lively, the tall blond central midfielder Massey ( No 15 ) showed plenty of energy, and tall centre-back ( No 13 ) was skilful and composed on the ball, and made a number of tackles to stop any Dynamos attacks in their tracks
Renegades got the ball into the net in the 3rd minute when No 16 ran onto a long ball down the left from No 13 and played a low ball into the goalmouth, where No 9 side-footed home from around 8 yards. However, the effort was chalked off for offside, presumably against number 16, but the on-screen graphic gave Renegades a 1-0 lead, and continued to show it as a goal for the rest of the match !
Lopes was also getting involved on the right wing, forcing two early corners, and was chopped down by Dynamos left back Avery Kemp ( No 5 ) for a free-kick in a good position. However, the in-swinging delivery came to nothing due to a foul on the Dynamos keeper.
Renegade centre-back ( No 24 ) sent a long-range effort high and wide after a corner had been cleared, and from a free-kick from the left, Renegade number 24’s diving header went across the goal and No 16 shot left-footed from a tight angle into the side netting
After two poor goal-kicks from the short and stocky Dynamos goal-keeper, the goal-kicks were then taken by one of their centre-backs for the rest of the match !
Dynamos most dangerous moves in the early stages came courtesy of Renegades right-back ( Ismael Sanz ( No 3 ) ! First, he sliced wildly under slight pressure from for a throw-in close to corner flag, then another long ball was hurridly put off wide for a corner by the same player when he had plenty of time to control and play to either his keeper or centre-back. Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring !
Renegade’s No 16 was fouled as he ran at the Dynamo right-back close to the penalty box on the left, but the free-kick was played short, and blazed high over the bar
With 25 minutes played, a Dynamos free-kick was sent straight to Renegades’ keeper Wharton who released quickly to enable his side to attack down the left-hand channel, but the low cross from No 16 was unconvincingly pushed away by Dynamos keeper and cleared.
Dynamos sent another free-kick, this time from close to the half-way line, straight to the Renegades keeper, who made a tidy catch. At the other end, a Renegade free-kick just inside the Dynamo half went beyond far post, but the header was easily saved.
Lopes and Number 16 switched wings, and No 16, cutting inside from the right shot left-footed from just outside the 18 yard line, but his effort was pushed over the bar. A short corner routine resulted in a cross to the far post, but the chance was headed over the bar by Sanz.
In the 32 minute, a long ball out of the Renegade defence saw the Dynamo keeper slip as he went to gather, but he recovered in time before No 16 could latch on to it.
After a mild opening 30 minutes, the referee felt the need to show three yellow cards in 5 minutes. First, Dynamo centre-back Thompson entered the note-book for bringing down Renegades’ number 9 near the half-way line. Shortly after Sanz chopped down Kemp the level the cards, before Kemp needlessly pushed over Massey for another card.
After 37 minutes, Lopes beat two Dynamo defenders on the left and crossed to the far post to the unmarked No 16. With an open goal, the Renegade midfielder somehow headed the ball away rather than in to the empty net. Sanz ran on to the loose ball but his bouncing left-footed shot from the edge of the area was pushed away for a corner by the keeper.
Renegades played the corner shot and lost possession. Lopes produced an impressive sliding tackle to win the ball back, but his effort for goal was blocked on the edge of the area.
At this point, the forecasted rain started falling, and Dynamos had a rare attack, but after a run down the right-wing the low cross was cut-out by Renegade’s number 13. Renegades played the ball quickly forward and their number 9 saw a left-footed shot on the run go across the face of the goal, and bounce wide of the far post.
A minute before half-time a Renegade corner fell to their number 13 who turned to make space, but the shot from 14 yards lacked power and went straight to the keeper. As the game moved into added time, a Dynamo defender attempted to cut-out a chip into his area, but only manage to head it backwards, but his keeper dived onto the ball and gathered at the second attempt.
The scores were level at the break, but Dynamos had barely been in the match, and with better finishing Renegades could have been a couple of goals ahead.
Renegades continued to boss the game at the start of the second period, with Dynamos keeper bravely saving at close range after Evans played a defence split pass for No 9 to run on to, then Lopes skipped past Dynamos No 4 but the cross from the byline was taken by the keeper. Lopez then played a ball down the left-hand channel into the penalty area for No 9 to run onto, but the Dynamos keeper came off his line and slid to kick away rather than use his hands.
Dynamos made three substitutions and the pattern of the game changed as Dynamos started to get on top. Substitute No 39 was left totally unmarked at the far post but his team-mate opted to shoot from the left, which went high and wide. A minute later substitute No 29 played a ball across the goalmouth but no-one was on hand to finish, then a free-kick from No 12 was glanced narrowly wide.
A left-wing cross was punched away by Renegades keeper Wharton, before again, two Dynamos attackers were left free but the cross from the left wing sailed onto the roof of the net.
However, Renegades were still dangerous, and Evans beat his marker on the left and crossed to the back post, but from close range Sanz put the ball over the bar, then with 16 minutes remaining, Lopes shot across the face of the goal and just wide after being found in space on the left inside the Dynamos area.
Dynamos won a corner, leading to a scramble, and after being partial cleared, the ball was played towards the far post where Alijah Fernander headed home from a couple of yards. 0-1 with 75 minutes played.
By now the rain had stopped, and Renegades looked to hit back, but a 30-yard free-kick from Evans was pushed off for a corner by the keeper.
Dynamos then produced the best move of the match as three first time passes set-up Rejohn Ene to finish left footed across goal. 0-2 after 80 minutes
Soon after, Ene was shown a yellow card for a blatant foul to stop an attack, and the free-kick bounced into the goalmouth for the keeper to push over the bar.
Evans then optimistically shot from distance, his effort going a few feet over the bar before Renegades won a free-kick on the edge of the area. This time, Evans sent his effort over the wall and into the top corner to reduce the deficit. It was now 1-2 with 88 minutes on the clock.
Despite a number of substitutions in the second half, the referee only played two added minutes, and Renegades ran out of time to grab an equaliser.
Renegades will be wondering how they failed to win this game, but Dynamos had a good 25 minutes following their substitutions and two goals in 5 minutes were enough to take the three points.
Renegades FC : Wharton - Sanz, 24, 13, 5 – Lopes, Massey, 10, 16 – Evans, 9
Dynamos FC : 1 – 28 ,12, M Thompson, Kemp ( Ene ) – 4, 19, 38, 6 – 43, 51
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