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GFF announces squad of 27 in preparation for Gold Cup Finals
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Technical Director of the Federation’s Women’s Programme Mark Rodrigues have announced the names of 27 players who will begin their final phase of preparation ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup set for Cancun, Mexico from October 28 to November 8, 2010.
Alison Heydorn
Ashley Rodrigues
The history making ‘Lady Jags’ the first football team in Guyana’s history to qualify for the Gold Cup finals are determined to go all the way and become the first team to make it to a World Cup. The female World Cup will be hosted by Germany, June 2011.
Guyana has been drawn in Group A along with Mexico, Canada and Trinidad & Tobago. Group B will comprise the United States, Costa Rica, Haiti and Guatemala.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals with the winner and runner-up representing CONCACAF at the World Cup Finals.
The 3rd placed team will face a team from Europe to determine the third CONCACAF qualifying team for Germany.
The Lady Jags created quite a stir in the Caribbean playing in World Cup qualifiers this year with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses which they suffered to Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba. The defeat to Cuba was avenged in the return game in Guyana and as it turned out, the triumph allowed the Lady Jags passage to the Gold Cup Finals.
The second highest goal scorer in the CFU qualifying competition Alison Heydorn (5 goals) and Captain Ashley Rodrigues (4 goals) headlines the 24-member squad which has created a name for itself in the Region to the extent that they are now ranked at 85th in the World.
With a number of players based at Collages in Canada and the USA, those based in Toronto, Canada will commence training sessions at the high profile ANB Futbol Academy under the guidance of Academy Director Bassam Naim, a Brazilian and North American Licensed coach.
According to the Women’s Programme Director, Colin Baker, the success of the team has been due a combination of hard work by the Technical staff and players with support from the GFF and the Guyana Sport Development Foundation.
It was disclosed that to date approximately US$200,000 have been spent on the ‘Lady Jags’ with a further US$65,000 required for the team to properly prepare for the Gold Cup during October – November, 2010.
Mark Rodrigues
The 27 players invited to camp are: Ashley Rodrigues, Alisa Leila, Alison Heydorn, Ashlee Savona, Briana De Souza, Brittany Persaud, Catherine Kobelka, Collette Hope, Daria Owen, Donna Carvalhal, Elysia Persaud, Jordana Phillips, Justine Rodrigues, Kayla De Souza, Mariam El-Masri, Nikkitta Persaud, Olivia Gonsalves, Ronette Cort, Shondel Archer, Tenyka Francique, Monique Sylvester, Chantal Lynch, Melissia Elie, Roseanna George, Satara Murray, Karina Moore and Tessa Edwards.
Meanwhile, CONCACAF in releasing the Gold Cup Logo said it features the iconic Temple of Tulum in the ancient ruins of the Mayan walled city along the Yucatan Peninsula in a blue hue.
The CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament will be played in Cancun and the nearby city of Playa del Carmen, both along the Caribbean Sea. The winner and runner-up will qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Germany.
This is the first time Mexico has hosted the confederation’s women’s nations’ championship. The United States has won six of seven titles dating back to 1991, including the last three.
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