With less than 10 days before the start of the 2016 edition of the Inter-Guiana Games, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has officially selected their Boys and Girls squads.
According to an official release from the GABF, the boy’s team includes Tahquille Johnson and Akinni Wilson (Linden Technical Institute), Stanton Rose, Damair Gladstone, Troy David, Dellon Wallace and Jamol Gilkes (Kwakwani Secondary), Nathan Saul, Roger John, Malcom Powdar and Sabastian Luke (Government Technical Institute),Timothy Thompson (Bishops’ High), Sherland Gillis, Neil Wills, Tafawa Daly and Ramone Fagenay (New Amsterdam Multilateral) Patrice Agrippa and Akil Vaughn (St. Rose’s High), Jaleel Duke (President’s College) Travis Belgrave (St Stanislaus College), Terrence Daniels (Plaisance Secondary).
The team will be coached by Junior Hercules with Naylon Loncke and Julian Haynes as his assistants. Manager of the team is Troy Greene.
The female side comprises – Janelle Belle, Makeda Rogers, Kennesha Leacock (Kwakwani Secondary), Kesann Charles and Ruth Sanmogan (Bishops High), Jada Mohan (Marian Academy), Saffiya Greene (Berbice High), Demelza Nicholas and Analisa Barclay (President’s College), Tandika Bouyea and Toshieka Arthur (New Amsterdam Multilateral), Ashley Khan (St. Rose’s High).
Head-Coach of the girls’ team will be Ann Gordon with Kirk Fraser and Dave Causway, the assistants. The manager is Deborah Solomon.
The event which will run from the period of October 21st-23rd, will feature seven sporting disciplines. They are Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field, Badminton, Futsal, Table Tennis and Swimming. French Guiana will not participate in this year’s tourney.