Guyana’s U14 Boys Team start 3-match Suriname football tour today

Aug 27, 2022 Sports

The Guyana U14 Boys’ National Team has arrived in Suriname for a run of three friendly matches against U16 club teams, starting today, a tour intended to compensate for the lost development opportunity of competing in the Caribbean Football Union Challenge Series.

The Guyana U14 Boys National Team start their Suriname outing today.

The U14 squad pulled out of the regional competition earlier this month due to a lack of available flight options between Guyana and host nation, the Dominican Republic. The Junior Jaguars will take on Transvaal, Voorwarts and Inter Wanica in Suriname to provide an alternative platform to develop individually and as a group.

“We are happy to fulfill our promise to the players and parents after the difficult decision to withdraw from the CFU Challenge Series for issues beyond our control,” said Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Acting Technical Director Bryan Joseph.

“We were able to broker an agreement with the Suriname FA for three development games against established U16 club teams,” Joseph, a former senior national player, said. “We believe this presents a great opportunity for our boys to have some international exposure. It will mean a lot to their overall development. They have all worked hard to be able to represent the nation and I wish the players and staff best of luck and a great experience.”

The GFF national coaching staff has taking the decision to send the same travelling party as had been earmarked for the CFU competition.

The U14 squad comprises: Kemron Pellew, Caio Paul, Joseph Eusebio, De Angelo Dick, Machaia Defreitas, Mikkel Mills, La Andre Garnett, Ezekiel Baldeo, Michael Joseph, Jason Felix, Delyman Hendricks, Luke Lavigne, Keshon Leacock, Jemeal Garnett, Nicholas Tixey, Shaquan David, Isaiah Ifill, Jaden Harris, Levi Sampson, and Malcolm Hendricks.

The coaching staff comprises: Devnon Winter (Head Coach), Joyann Williams (Team Manager), Selwyn Issaacs (Asst. Coach), Andre Gibbs (GK Coach), and Mark Defreitas (Assistant Manager).

The match today versus Voorwarts starts at 16:30hrs, while the encounter tomorrow against Transvaal starts at the same time. On Tuesday, August 30, the Guyanese tackle Inter Wanica at 17:30 hrs in the final match of the tour.