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- ↑ "Congress takes key step in transparency". CONCAF. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Member Associations: Bonaire". Caribbean Football Union. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ik werd als Nederlandse amateur international voor Bonaire". vice.com.
- ↑ "Bonaire: Players". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
