The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) was yesterday unable to kick start its preparation for the upcoming Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers in March due to a delay in receiving COVID-19 results for its players and officials.
“The physical evaluations and fitness tests for the senior men’s national team, which were scheduled to commence [Saturday], have been postponed. This is due to a delay in the turnaround of COVID-19 test results for the squad and staff,” the GFF stated in a communication.
“Under the protocols developed through the UEFA Assist “100-day Bounce Back” programme, training cannot begin until test results are received. We expect to receive further test results this weekend and hope to conduct the first wave of physical tests on Sunday. We will update you further in due course,” the release stated.
Stabroek Sport had previously reported that the GFF officially tested members of its locally based senior men’s national squad and staff for the COVID-19 virus. The tests, which were conducted at the GFF National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara, occurred following the approval from the National COVID-19 Task Force for the resumption of training.
Thirty-two players and 10 staff members were tested by medical personnel from the Ministry of Health. The locally based squad will be split into two groups of 16 for its physical evaluations, stated the release.
