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Christopher Nurse is Guyana’s most successful World Cup captain
Christopher Nurse
Dear Editor,
Guyana National Football Team have contested 28 World Cup qualifiers since 1976. Although the National Team won its inaugural World Cup match 2-1 against Suriname at GCC Bourda, July 4, 1976 and defeated Grenada 5-2 at GCC Bourda, July 4, 1976 and defeated Grenada 5-2 at GCC Bourda March 1980 and 3-2 in the return fixture in April in St. George’s.
The next time Guyana tasted World Victory was 31 years later when the Christopher Nurse led Jaguars defeated Barbados 2 Nil at the Providence National Stadium August, 2011.
Please find below Guyana’s World Qualifiers record after eliminating Grenada 3-2 in
St. George’s in April 1980.
Lost to Suriname One Nil GCC Bourda September 1980
Lost return fixture 4 Nil Paramaribo October 1980
Lost to Cuba One Nil Havana October 1980
Lost return fixture 3 Nil at Mackenzie Sports Club
Lost to Suriname One Nil 1984 August Paramaribo
Drew return fixture One All GCC Bourda 1984
Lost to Trinidad & Tobago 4 Nil Camp Ayanganna March 1988
Lost return fixture One Nil Arima April 1980
Lost to Suriname 2-1 GCC Bourda 1992
Drew return fixture One All Andre Kamperveen Stadium Paramaribo1992
Lost to Grenada 2-1 GCC Bourda 1996
Lost return fixture 6 Nil St. George’s 1996
Lost to Grenada 5 Nil St. George’s 2004
Lost return fixture 3-1 Blairmont 2004
Lost to Suriname One Nil 2008 Andre Kamperveen Stadium Paramaribo
Lost return fixture 2-1 Providence National Stadium 2008
Defeated Barbados 2 Nil Providence National Stadium 2011
Defeated Barbados 2 Nil Bridgetown 2008
Defeated Bermuda 2-1 Providence National Stadium 2011
Drew with Bermuda One All Hamilton Stadium 2011
Lost to Trinidad & Tobago 3 Nil Port-of-Spain 2011
Lost to Mexico 3-1 Azteca Mexico City 2012
Lost to Costa Rica 4 Nil Providence National Stadium 2012
Please find below Guyana’s World Cup Captains since 1976:
Maurice Enmore 1976 – Santos
Earl O’Neal 1980 – Thomas United
Gordon Brathwaite 1984 – Western Tigers
Deon Barnwell 1988 – Thomas United
Andrew Grogan 1988 – Santos
Ewart Grenville 1992 – Police
Anthony Stanton 1996 – Western Tigers
Shawn Beveney 2004 – Western Tigers
Charles Pollard 2008 – Net Rockers
Christopher Nurse 2011-12 Miami FC
Strange enough Nurse is the only Guyana World Cup Captain to score a goal in a qualifier and is the only Captain with four qualifiers win.
Charwayne Walker
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