Latest update February 4th, 2025 9:06 AM
Government of Guyana ‘ready to roar’ with Golden Jaguars
Members of the Golden Jaguars locked in conversation with President Irfaan Ali.
By Rawle Toney
Kaieteur Sports – President Dr Irfaan Ali has committed the Government of Guyana’s support to the Golden Jaguars and the country’s national players.
The President hosted members of the Golden Jaguars and executives of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to breakfast at State House yesterday, where he pledged to collaborate with the national team to bolster their skills.
President Ali emphasised support for training camps and assured the availability of other necessary resources.
“We will be building a new wave of energy and support around you,” President Ali stated.
Guyana’s senior men’s national team finds itself in Group D for the Concacaf 2026 World Cup Qualifiers alongside Panama, Nicaragua, Montserrat, and Belize.
The Golden Jaguars will commence their campaign on June 6 against Panama. Subsequently, they will face Belize on June 11, Nicaragua on June 6, 2025, and Montserrat on June 10, 2025.
The Concacaf Qualifiers consist of three rounds involving 32 FIFA-affiliated Concacaf Member Associations, with Canada, Mexico, and the United States excluded, having already secured berths as hosts for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
In Group C, Barbados has been drawn alongside Curacao, St. Lucia, Haiti, and Aruba.
Group A comprises Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Honduras, while Group B features Bahamas, Costa Rica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Meanwhile, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Jamaica will compete in Group E, with the winner of the matchup between the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands joining them.
Turks and Caicos Islands and Anguilla will vie for a chance to join Group F, where they would face off against El Salvador, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.
Concacaf has outlined a schedule for each nation to play four matches between June 2024 and June 2025.
The top two teams from each group will advance, forming 12 teams that will be drawn into three groups of four.
These countries will then play six games from September through November 2025, with the three group winners securing qualification.
The top two third-place teams will progress to intercontinental playoffs, involving one nation each from South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
The four lowest-ranked teams will engage in single-elimination matches, with the winners advancing to face teams with byes in the next stage.
Concacaf stated that the winners of these matchups will secure their place in the highly anticipated 2026 tournament.
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