Preparations commence for CFU Futsal tourney

Dec 11, 2015 Sports

Under the guidance of Technical Director Claude Bolton and former National Coach Denzil Thompson, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) held its first day of try-out for the National Futsal Team selection.

GFF TD Claude Bolton (right) taking the players through the paces at the National Gymnasium.

Guyana will participate at the January 22 – 26 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Futsal Tournament in Cuba and some of the top Futsal players who were shortlisted by the GFF, attended the first trial session held at the National Gymnasium to be evaluated by the GFF’s Technical Team.
The trial which will conclude tomorrow will see successful participants being asked to join a mini-camp early next month where the final squad selection will be made. Guyana has been placed in Group ‘A’ along with Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda and Haiti while Group ‘B’ comprise host Cuba, St Maarten, Costa Rica and Guadeloupe.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship will be held in Costa Rica in May. Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.
Guyana last participated at the CFU Futsal Tournament in 2008, finishing fourth behind winners and host Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti (second place) and Suriname (third place).