The Guyana Football federation (GFF) yesterday named eight foreign-based players and 17 local players in the 25 man squad for the opening round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup qualifiers which runs from March-21st-29th.
The foreign-based players are, Akel Clarke (Trinidad and Tobago), Neil Danns (England); Samuel Cox (England), Walter Moore (Finland), Brandon Beresford (USA), Christopher Nurse (Puerto Rico), Marcel Barrington (England) and Anthony Whyte (Canada).
The local contingent reads, Alex Andrew Murray (Alpha United FC), King Solomon Austin (Alpha United FC), Joshua Tafari Browne (Alpha United FC), Kester Jacobs (Slingerz FC), Eon Lennox Alleyne (Fruta Conquerors FC), Vurlon Robert Mills (Slingerz FC), Gregory Fitzpatrick Richardson (Pele FC), Devon Leylando Millington (Slingerz FC), Daniel Jeran Wilson (Alpha United FC), Dwight Peters (Alpha United FC), Quincy Linford Adams (Slingerz FC), Clive Nobrega (Slingerz FC), Les Charles Critchlow (Slingerz FC), Tichard Joseph (Slingerz FC) Trayon Denzil Bobb (Slingerz FC), Konata Tafari Manning (Pele FC) and Delon Lanferman (Alpha United FC).
The team will be coached by Trinidadian Jamaal Shabazz with Wayne Dover as the assistant coach.
Rawle Adams and Andrew Hazel are the team manager and goalkeeper coach respectively while Anson Ambrose, Beverley Nelson, Trevor Burnette and Earl Paul will act as trainer, physiotherapist, equipment manager and equipment officer respectively.
The Golden Jaguars are in Group-5 of the 2016/17 CFU Caribbean Cup tournament which kicks off March-21st-29th.
They open their campaign on March 22nd against Anguilla at National Stadium in Providence from 19:00hrs and will conclude their campaign on March 29th away to Puerto Rico.
Haiti, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago will not participate during the opening period due to their ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Round two of the event is set to commence in May with the third round scheduled to begin in October.
The top four teams will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
