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Two juniors in National U-20 Lady Jaguars Squad
In the mix of Guyana’s National under-20 Lady Jaguars CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Caribbean Qualifying team were Shonnette Gasper and Ursuline Primus of the National U-17 Junior Lady Jags team.
Gasper, the present goalkeeper of the Junior Lady Jaguars and reserve goalkeeper for the U-20 squad, is one of the successful products of the Scotia-Bank/ Pepsi School Football Programme which had started earlier in the year.
The Scotia-Bank/ Pepsi School Football Programme was hosted to reproduce and showcase the off-springs of talented youths into the sport of football.
The two juniors who made the U-20 Lady Jaguars team, Ursuline Primus (left) and Shonette Gasper.
Gasper, a fifteen year old student of East Ruimveldt Secondary School (ERSS) is a perfect example of an offspring of the Programme. Gasper, the Form Four Business student of ERSS, who began playing football in April, is currently studying to become an Accountant.
Colin Baker, the Manager of the Lady Jags told Kaieteur Sport at the Kings Plaza Hotel that Gasper’s experience in footballs should be a priceless one as she’s one of the successful players from the Scotia-Bank/ Pepsi Schools Football Programme.
He added that Gasper’s position in the Lady Jags U-20 Squad was the reserve goalkeeper and her position in the U-17 Junior Squad, which is the first National Football team she has made, will be the starting goalkeeper.
The Manager further declared that the exposure both Gasper and Primus are obtaining in their youthful lives will certainly take their game and personality to another level.
Ending his remarks to the two talented players, he notified to this publication that it is a strong emphasis for the Scotia-Bank/ Pepsi Schools Programme to have academics and sports merging with each other as most of the players from the U-20 Lady Jags team are either in Colleges on football scholarships or is in High School pursuing football scholarships.
Speaking with Gasper in an invited comment, she highlighted to Kaieteur Sport possibilities of her career as it pertains to football.
According to Gasper, he will be looking forward to continue what she has already started, which is her football career as it consist of a lot of golden opportunities, “Playing football allows me to develop my skills and I also see it as a sport which encourages the youth to make their dreams a reality since the game is not only about playing, once you market yourself it creates a spot for you earning a scholarship,” she said.
Gasper further added that she started off with street football before participating in the Soctia-Bank Schools Programme.
The goalkeeper of the U-17 Junior Lady Jaguars, who said she’s a role model to the youths, is encouraging other females to join the developing sport to assist in putting Guyana on the World Map.
Another talented and skillful female of the Lady Jags team is Primus. The fifteen years old football player who resides in Lethem started kicking her first ball at the age ten with her friends in the field.
The striker of the National U-17 Squad enjoys farming with her nine siblings and would like to become a football coach to assist other females as they come to make the sport their career.
Primus was of the goal scorers which aided in Guyana beating Anguilla at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground on the 21st of August.
The first goal for Guyana was registered in the first half of the game and it came from Primus in the 38th minute, when she kicked a right foot shot past Anguillan goalkeeper, Shaniqua Hodge.
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