Stating that the health of players is of paramount importance during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, former Golden Jaguars international Christopher Nurse, has commended the decision of regional confederation CONCACAF to reschedule the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to March 2021.
He made the statement during an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport. According to Nurse, 36, the decision to shelve the games until next year is the correct decision by regional confederation as nations such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago should not be competing internationally following dormancy in local football.
He elaborated, “The decision is the right thing to do. It would not make sense for Guyana or Trinidad to be competing at international level when no training or local or competitions in those territories are taking place. Of course, the responsibility of CONCACAF is to organise the competitions and to try to facilitate and plan how things can operate amidst the pandemic.”