Latest update December 23rd, 2024 3:40 AM
GFF name solid 21-man squad for away game WCQ game against SVG
With just three days away from their opening game in Round 2 of the CONCACAF/FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has released their 21-man squad that will travel to the Caribbean
Guyana’s Golden Jaguars at training recently under the charge of Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz.
Island tomorrow for their Wednesday afternoon encounter at the Arnos Vale Playing Field.
Captain Christopher Nurse will once again lead the Golden Jaguars and will no doubt be eager to get past this first hurdle successfully against the ‘Vincy Heat’, a side that Guyana lost to in their last encounter.
Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz had stated that the competition among the players had been very competitive indicating that there were two players battling for every position. Some 38 players were called to trails.
Shabazz, on his third stint at the helm of the game in Guyana (2005-2009, 2011-2012) stated that that each player showed commitment and worked hard for the right to be selected.
Midfielder Clive Nobrega, who had picked up a red card in Guyana’s 1-0 defeat to Suriname in a May friendly in Paramaribo, will miss the first leg of the qualifiers. The second leg is set for next Sunday at the Providence Stadium from 19:00hrs.
The squad: GOALKEEPERS: Akel Clarke, Derrick Carter
DEFENDERS: Matthew Briggs, Collin Nelson, Jamaal Smith, Adrian Butters, Samuel Cox, Dwain Jacobs
MIDFIELDERS: Vurlon Mills, Ricky Shakes, Brandon Beresford, Christopher Nurse (Captain), Kanata Manning, Trayon Bobb, Walter Moore, Eon Alleyne and Neil Danns
FORWARDS: Emery Welshman, Sheldon Holder, Marcel Barrington and Daniel Wilson
Technical staff: HEAD COACH: Jamaal Shabazz, ASSISTANT COACH: Wayne Dover, GOALKEEPING COACH: Andrew Hazel, EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Trevor Burnett, MANAGERS: Mark Xavier and Faizal Khan, TRAINER: Anson Ambrose, PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Duane Saunders and Beverley Nelson.
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