is tentatively set for March or early April, it was revealed yesterday by CONCACAF president Jack Warner.

And this confirmation could finally force the Bermuda Football Association (BFA) to disclose their plans.

Thus far, the BFA have remained tight-lipped about their plans for appointing a coach and assembling a squad for another World Cup campaign. Neither have they made any announcement about how the cash for such a huge undertaking will be raised.

Bermuda's senior national squad has been dormant since its historic run in the last campaign exactly three years ago when the country reached the first round. The country is now ranked 140th in the world, slipping nine places from the previous ranking released by FIFA.

With the BFA refusing to comment about their late decision to reconsider entering the competition last week, it has now been established that CONCACAF played a vital role in persuading them to change their minds.

Warner confirmed that his organisation was involved in talks to get both Bermuda and Cuba back into the World Cup, saying that it was his job to try to get as many teams as possible involved.

"We are very happy that Bermuda are in the World Cup again, the more members we have who play football the better it is for us. The opening game between Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobogo will most likely be held during those earlier months,'' said Warner.

"As president of CONCACAF I must be able to solve the problems of the members and I understood Bermuda's situation and I worked with them to get it resolved,'' he added.

Problems that prompted Bermuda's initial decision not to enter the World Cup were well documented. Among them were a chronic shortage of cash and the fallout from the `Miami Seven' drugs episode.

BFA general secretary David Sabir, who in August said Bermuda would not be mounting a World Cup campaign, has to date refused to reveal the reasons for the change of heart.

BFA president Richard Thompson would only say that the Island's participation was "provisional and depending on certain circumstances.'' But Warner was not even entertaining the notion that Bermuda might not be entering. "I don't like to think so negatively,'' he said, shrugging off the question of whether Bermuda would be penalised if they pulled out.

One thing that the BFA have made clear this week is that no dicussions have been taken place with former professional Clyde Best about the possibility of him becoming the new technical director, the position formerly held by German Burkhard Ziese who is now suing the BFA for unfair dismissal.

Sabir said that Best has been brought here solely for the Youth Soccer Camp and to date he has been concentrating on nothing but that event alone.

It was just last week when the two who were largely responsible for the success of Bermuda's last World Cup campaign, coach Gary Darrell and team manager Mark Trott, have both declared that they were not interested in playing leading coaching roles this time around.

Darrell has not coached at the national level since 1992 while Trott was coach of the Under-23s during the Olympic qualifying round against Costa Rica this summer and also coached during the Pan Am Games, with Darrell acting as his advisor after Ziese was sacked.

The BFA's new coaching chairman Johnny Nusum also confirmed yesterday that no officials discussions have been held about the possibility of appointing a new coach.

"We haven't talked about it to date, but there is a meeting shortly and it may come up,'' said Nusum.

Meanwhile Best and his Youth Soccer Camp move from Warwick Secondary to Shelly Bay field today where activity will take place from 9.30a.m. to 3.30p.m.

FLASHBACK -- Bermuda players David Bascome, Shawn Goater and Kyle Lightbourne and coach Gary Darrell celebrate victory over El Salvador in 1992.