The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has officially selected their final roster for the impending 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships.
The 18-member squad, which will be under the guidance of Head-Coach Denzil Thompson, will depart local shores today for the Twin-Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to begin their group-2 assignment on Wednesday.
Captain Selwyn Isaacs will lead the team which comprises Delwyn Fraser, Mark Jhalu, Delroy Fraser, Eusi Phillips, Trevon Lythcott, Oswald Cornette, Eon Alleyne, Kennard Simon, Derick Carter, Seon Prince, Desford Williams, Tyrone Lewis, Glenorvan Edmonds, Nigel Braithwaite, Keivin Sullivan, Raul Ramsey and Keon Caesar.
All members of the squad are locally-based. In terms of the support staff, Randy King will serve as the manager while Germaine Craig, Delon Younge and Mark Jhalu will act in the capacity of physical trainer, equipment manager and physiotherapist respectively.
Also making the journey to the twin-island republic are club president Loring Benons and vice president Dwayne Moses.
GDF has been placed in group-2 which will feature Direct-TV W. Connection from Trinidad and Tobago, Spirited, Attitude and Performance (SAP) FC from Antigua and Barbuda and Waterhouse from Jamaica.
They will oppose the Trinidad and Tobago side in their opening match Wednesday at the Ato Bolton Stadium. In their second fixture, the local unit will tackle the Jamaican unit at the same venue two days onward.
GDF will then conclude their group campaign on April 19th against SAP at the same locale. Meanwhile Alpha United will be Guyana’s second representative in the tourney and is set to host group-1 of the event. The ‘Hammers’ will faceoff with Trinidad and Tobago unit Central FC and Inter Moengotapoe of Suriname. The Surinamese champions are slated to arrive today while the Trinidad and Tobago unit is expected to arrive on Wednesday.
Alpha United are to open their campaign at the National Stadium in Providence against the Surinamese unit on Wednesday. They will then faceoff with Central FC four days later at the same venue, with the top side from the group advancing to the next round.
Prior to the local side ending their group campaign, Inter Moengotapoe will also faceoff with the Central FC on April 17th. Meanwhile Alpha United will be joined by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) as the country’s second representative in the event.
The preliminary round which will feature four groups, will be played simultaneously during the April 13th-20th period.
The final round of the event will be played from May 20th-25th in a knockout format to decide the overall winner. The top three teams during that section will earn places in the prestigious CONCACAF Champions League.
