The Lady Jaguars national football team will commence their campaign in the qualifiers of the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U17 championships (CWU17C) today against Anguilla from 11:00am at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, USA.
The Guyana team, which departed local shores Tuesday for the Sunshine State, will be represented by an 18 member squad for their initial group-C campaign.
The roster, which features three overseas based players, consists of Naomi Paul, Sandra Johnson, Rashona Edwards, Shameen Russell, Edelsa Daniels, Karen Jupiter, Reona Morris, Jack Myrlie, Anostasha Coppin, Sue Edwards, Ciara Sarius, Sara Matthias, Nakasi St. Jules, Jalade Trim, Akeelah Vancooten, Sidney Facey (overseas), Anaya Willabus (overseas) and Alyssa Blake (overseas).
The technical staff includes Head-Coach Akilah Castello, Assistant Coach Gavin Fredericks, Goalkeeper Coach Jersild Wright, Director of Women’s Programmes Paul Beresford, Assistant Technical Director Bryan Joseph, Fitness Trainer Sherwyn Caesar, Physiotherapist Teniesah Cort, Team Manager Naseya Brewster and Equipment Manager Nichola Argyle.
The Lady Jaguars will battle Honduras in their second matchup Saturday at 11:00am, before concluding their group round on Monday against Turks and Caicos at 11:00am.
According to an official release from Concacaf, “At the end of group stage play, the winner of each group and the best ranked second place finisher will advance to the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship (CWU17). The ranking of the best second-place team will be determined using a weighted points system (total number of points divided by the number of matches played).”
The 2022 CWU17 is scheduled to take place in January. The top ranked 16 teams participating in the Group Stage of the Championship will be divided into four groups. After round-robin play, the top three teams in each group will advance to the Round of 16, joining the four teams from the Qualifiers.
A direct elimination format will decide the eventual winner of the tournament. Similarly, the winner, runner-up, and third place finisher will qualify for the 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India scheduled for October 11th-30th 2022.
