The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will commence a talent identification (ID) program on local shores and the United States of America during the months of August and September in preparation for the upcoming 2022 Concacaf Men’s U20 Championship Qualifiers in November.
This was disclosed by a GFF release which also stated that the first ID session will occur tomorrow and Sunday at the GFF National Training Centre (NTC) in Providence. Prospective players, it added, are expected to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 PCR test in order to participate in the sessions.
According to Wayne Dover, head-coach of the U20 program, “We are looking forward to seeing new players emerge through these sessions, so that we can ensure our U20 squad represents the very best young talent Guyana has to offer as we work towards qualification for the 2022 Concacaf U20 Championship.”
“We will make an announcement on the selection of the squad shortly after this talent identification process is complete in Guyana and the United States,” he added. Players born on or after January 1, 2003, and who have been proposed by eight of the GFF’s regional associations, will be eligible to take part in the trials.
“Boys from the Georgetown Football Association, the East Bank Demerara Football Association, the East Coast Demerara Football Association and the West Coast Demerara Football Association will participate on Saturday, between 0900 and 1100 hours. Talent from the Upper Demerara Football Association, the Bartica Football Association, the Berbice Association and the Essequibo/Pomeroon Football Association will be assessed on Sunday, between 1300 and 1500 hours”, the release also disclosed.
A separate talent ID scouting process will be staged for the Rupununi Football Association. Meanwhile, other players from differing hinterland communities will be scouted based on recommendations from individuals from their environs.
“Between Friday, September 24th and Sunday, September 26th, the technical department will oversee a similar scouting process in the United States, led by Dover and his team”, the release added.
