With the international friendly between Guyana and Suriname only three days away, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially rescheduled the matches in the Stag Beer Elite League.
The GFF Elite League was slated to continue today at the Tucville ground with a doubleheader, with Slingerz FC opposing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at 18:00hrs and Fruta Conquerors tackling Buxton United at 20:00hrs.
However, according to GFF Director of Competitions Ian Alves, the matches will be rescheduled for Wednesday February 24th at the same locale.
This decision was taken due to the fact that players within the national setup would have also been representing their clubs on the match days.
Guyana is slated to oppose their neighbouring counterpart on February 21st at the National Stadium in Providence, with the latter expected to arrive tomorrow at 10:00am following an overland trip.
The Golden Jaguars in their attempt to finalize their preparation, officially encamped on Tuesday at the Signature Inn. Under the tutelage of Trinidad and Tobago native Jamaal Shabazz, the Golden Jaguars in a warm up encounter, defeated Alpha United 4-3.
The squad which consists of predominantly locals features the likes of Alex Murray (Alpha United), Solomon Austin (Alpha United), Joshua Brown (Alpha United), Colin Nelson (Alpha United), Daniel Wilson (Alpha United), Trayon Bobb (Slingerz FC), Dellon Lanferman (Alpha United), Kester Jacobs (Slingerz FC), Vurlon Mills (Slingerz FC), Quincy Adams, Devon Millington (Pele), Mark McLean (Pele), Konata Manning (Pele), Gregory Richardson (Pele), Travis Grant (Pele), Alwyn McDonald (Monedderlust), Linden Pickett (GFC), Eon Alleyne (Fruta Conquerors), Jahaal Greaves (Fruta Conquerors), Trevon Lythcott (Fruta Conquerors) and Dwain Lindie (Fruta Conquerors).
With regards to the other members of the management unit, Wayne Dover will serve as the Assistant Coach while Rawle Adams and Andrew Hazel will serve in the capacities of Team Manager and Goalkeeper Coach respectively.
Completing the coaching staff are Anson Ambrose, Beverley Nelson, Trevor Burnette and Earl Paul who will act as Trainer, Physiotherapist, Equipment Manager and Equipment Officer correspondingly.
The Golden Jaguars were drawn in Group-5 of the 2016/17 CFU Caribbean Cup tournament which is slated to kick off during the period of March-21st-29th. The other members of the group are Puerto Rico and Anguilla.
Round two of the event is slated to commence during the month of May, with the third round scheduled to begin in October. The 5th Place playoff will take place in the month of November while the grand finale will occur in May of 2017.
The top four teams during the conclusion of the event will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Guyana’s last international fixture came against St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the failed 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Campaign in June of 2016.
The 2014 edition of the event witnessed Guyana making a first round exit, losing twice and securing one draw in their matches with an inexperienced side featuring predominantly local players who were making their debuts.
