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Slingerz FC begins journey to Super 16 title on Boxing Day
…Elite League champions to face Monedderlust
Kaieteur Sports – Slingerz FC will step onto the turf at the National Training Centre at Providence on Boxing Day with more than just another match on their minds.
When the whistle blows at 9:00 pm on December 26, the Vergenoegen-based powerhouse will be firmly focused on adding the GFF Super 16 trophy to an already glittering cabinet, as they face familiar rivals Monedderlust in a quarter-final showdown.
Darron Niles (L) and Kelsey Benjamin will be two key players for Slingerz FC.
The encounter is a classic win-or-go-home affair, the kind that strips away margins for error. Earlier in the evening, at 6:30 pm, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will clash with Mahaica Determinators, setting the stage for what promises to be an electric night of knockout football.
For Slingerz FC and Monedderlust, the rivalry carries extra edge. The Berbice club were the last team to defeat Slingerz FC, edging them 1–0 in the GFF Elite League play-off tournament in early January 2024.
That result, however, proved to be more spark than setback. Slingerz responded by embarking on an almost two-year unbeaten run, culminating in another Elite League title, while Monedderlust slipped toward the lower tier of the competition.
Since that upset, the sides have met four times, with Slingerz firmly asserting their dominance. The Elite League champions posted emphatic wins of 7–1, 10–1 and 4–1, while Monedderlust’s lone moment of resistance came in a hard-fought 2–2 draw in the second round of last year’s Elite League.
Monedderlust arrive at the quarter-finals after navigating the qualifying round, though their path to the main draw was far from convincing. In contrast, Slingerz look every inch a team peaking at the right time, strengthened further by Coach Jamaal Shabazz’s recent additions to an already formidable squad.
Leading the charge is Guyana’s all-time leading goal-scorer, Omari Glasgow, who will feature as a guest player for the tournament, which runs from December 6 to January 1.
The 22-year-old forward, who has netted 23 goals in 35 international appearances, recently found the scoresheet in friendly matches against Bonaire and Antigua & Barbuda, underlining his sharpness heading into the competition.
Shabazz confirmed that Glasgow received full approval from his Major League Soccer club, Chicago Fire, to participate, marking his first appearance in domestic football since leaving Western Tigers for the MLS, where he progressed from the NextPro side to the first team.
Slingerz have also bolstered their attacking options with the addition of Jamaican winger Carden Benbow.
The 30-year-old former Reggae Boyz international, who has represented Jamaica at the U15, U17 and senior levels, brings valuable experience from the USL and the Jamaican Premier League with Mount Pleasant and Waterhouse FC.
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