Latest update December 23rd, 2024 3:40 AM
U23s for encampment this week ahead of CFU Men’s Olympic Qualifiers
With eh Golden Jaguars making an early exit from the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 qualifying campaign at the hands of St. Vincent 7 the Grenadines ‘Vincy Heat’ attention will now be refocused on the Men’s Olympic
The Under-23 Squad during one of their recent weekend camps at the Providence Stadium.
Under-23 team.
Guyana has been drawn in Group 2 of the 2015 Caribbean Football Union Zone, Group stage which kicks off next Wednesday in Antigua and Barbuda where the Golden Jaguars will face the host nation, Aruba and Cuba.
Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz speaking with Kaieteur Sport noted that lots of the U23s have been included in the senior team over the past weeks of preparations, the Olympic Squad themselves were involved in two weekend camps as eth technical Staff sought to break down the squad.
“We’ve always included a lot of these youngsters in the senior team, Pernel Schultz, Trayon Bobb, Daniel Wilson, the Whyte brothers. It gives us that encouragement that we have a decent platform from which to build upon.”
While noting that the Technical staff would have liked the players to be involved in playing more at their respective club level in Guyana which has been dormant for some time, Shabazz stated that they would not spend time crying about that.
“We’re going to try and put our best foot forward in the coming days to see how we can be best prepared to le3ave next week.”
Shabazz noted that the opposing teams, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba and Cuba are all formidable opponents.
“Of course Cuba is a formidable opponent in Caribbean football, Antigua playing at home will always be dangerous and Aruba has over the last two to three years improved from the youth sector coming right up. It signals the end of teams who want haphazard preparations and good results, it don’t go hand in hand.”
Guyana has had a late start given eth challenges that the sport has encountered in its administration before the coming into being of the FIFA appointed Normalisation Committee but Shabazz acknowledges that the recovery has been going good so far.
“I am confident that this team given we have one week to tighten up, I am confident that we would turn it around and give a good showing in this tournament.”
Based on the playing scheduled that has been released by the CFU, Guyana will play its first game at 15:30hrs next Wednesday against Cuba with Antigua facing Aruba in the main game at 18:00hrs.
On Friday, June 26, Guyana will play the host nation in eth feature game at 18:00hrs while closing out play on Sunday June 28 against Aruba at 15:30hrs.
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