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The Int’l between Guatemala and Guyana is a welcome upliftment for our national footballers

Nov 03, 2010 Sports

Dear Editor,
The Guyana and Guatemala November 17 International clash in Georgia, Atlanta is a welcome upliftment for the National Football Team.
The Georgia encounter will represent the second outing for a National Football Team on United States soil, since the Los Angeles debacle in December 1987 when 14 members of the Terrence Archer led squad disappeared before the Olympic qualifier against Mexico resulting in Guyana suffering a 9 Nil humiliation.
The 14 abscondees were Rupert Gordon, Trevor Maxwell, Anthony Bowen, Terrence George, Elson Hinckson, Ingram Halley, Adrian Forde, Nigel Cummings, Broderick Murray, Colin Pollard, Gerald Williams, David Kistoo, Neil Ochoa and Shawn Williams.
This tragedy left the Michael Atherley led G.F.A in the red with FIFA resulting in Guyana being suspended from the inaugural 1989 Shell Caribbean Cup championship.  So the million dollar question being asked is whether the Local Stars in the Golden Jags line up will be forgiven for their predecessors lack of patriotism or the Golden Arrowhead will be represented only by the foreign Jags only time will tell?
The only time Guatemala and the land of the Mighty Kaieteur Falls clashed was October 1987 in Guatemala City when the host won both Olympic qualifiers six nil and 3 nil.
The National Team was:
Terrence Archer (Captain) – Pele
Rupert Gordon (Vice Captain) – Western Tigers
Trevor Maxwell – Western Tigers
Anthony Bowen – Western Tigers
Shawn Williams (deceased) – Conquerors
Broderick Murray – G.D.F
Neil Ochoa – Camptown
Terrence Junior George – Thomas United
Deon Barnwell – Thomas United
David Kistoo – Thomas United
Elson Hinckson (deceased) – Camptown
Gerald Austin Williams – Western Tigers
Adrian Forde – Police
Mark Pollard – G.D.F
Oswald Taylor – Pele
Godfrey Gibbons (deceased) – Santos
Phillip Carrington – Cougars
Lawrence Arjoon – Camptown
Keith London – Thomas United
Royston Hetemiah – Conquerors/Kwakwani
Lennox Arthur – Coach
Mervyn Wilson – Assistant Coach
Mark Bender – Manager
Sheran Harper – Physiotherapist
Keith Michael Austin – Interpreter

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