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Dec 07, 2022 Sports
Kaieteur News – After a four year hiatus from international hockey, mainly due to the COVID 19 Pandemic, the Guyana Junior and Senior Men will be taking on Barbados in a four match test series from December 8th to 11th at the Wildey Hockey Turf in Barbados. Both teams are preparing for the Junior Pan American Championships scheduled for April 2023 in Barbados and the CAC Games in June/July 2023. The team is scheduled to depart on Wednesday December 7th and will have two training sessions to adapt to the artificial turf prior to the series. The Under 21 matches are scheduled for 1:30PM and the Senior matches at 3:30PM on all four days.
The Guyana contingent of 29 players, 18 under 21 players and 11 seniors, with 8 of the juniors pulling double duty on both the junior and senior teams. This new look squad includes only 4 players with international experience, National Captain Robert France, Midfield Maestro Jamarj Assanah, Meshach Sargeant and defensive stalwart Kareem McKenzie. Although inexperienced, the new members of the squad are not short of talent, with much expected from the likes of Shaquon Favorite, Shakeem Fausette, Warren Williams, Samuel Woodroffe and Paul D’Andrade.
The team will be managed by former national women’s captain Marisha Fernandes and coached by John Abrahams & Robert Fernandes. Commenting on his expectations for the series Robert Fernandes stated, “We’re excited to see how this new group adapts to international competition, we have a very talented, hard working group of youngsters who possess a high hockey IQ, the only thing we’re short of is international experience. I view this series as an opportunity to see where we are in our preparation for the Junior Pan Ams and the CAC games next year. It also gives us an opportunity to experiment with different systems, formations and personnel to see what works and what doesn’t. I expect us to give a good account of ourselves but the main purpose of this series is to learn and get better for next year.”
Under 21 National Team
Baraka Garnett, Darious Alleyne, Donnel Alleyne, Frederico Cush, Jabari Lovell, Javid Hussain, Leroy Geer, Nkhruma Hutson, Oshazay Savory, Quinn Tobin, Raoul Whittaker, Samuel Woodroffe, Shakeem Fausette, Shaquon Favorite, Simeon Moore, Tahrea Garnett, Vladimir Woodroffe & Warren Williams.
Senior National Team
Deheron Wilkinson, Dominic Alleyne, Frederico Cush, Jamarj Assanah, Kareem Mc Kenzie, Meshach Sargeant, Oshazay Savory, Paul D’Andrade, Raoul Whittaker, Robert France, Samuel Woodroffe, Shaka Gill, Shakeem Fausette, Shaquon Favorite, Shomere Garnett, Tahrea Garnett, Tivesarid Garnett, Troy Hodge & Warren Williams.
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