The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially confirmed the withdrawal of the Golden Jaguars from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boys U14 Challenge Series, which is slated to commence today in the Dominican Republic.
This was confirmed in a release from the federation. According to the correspondence, the national team was forced to pull out of the event “due to a lack of available travel options.”
The release stated: “The lack of seats on suitable flights to the Dominican Republic meant that the squad would have arrived too late to compete in their first scheduled match this month. The GFF reported this issue to the CFU earlier this week”.
Guyana was not listed as one of the 22 teams that have been confirmed to participate in the developmental tournament, which runs from August 13 to 21, and spans 49 matches across two competitive tiers and four venues.
GFF President Wayne Forde said, “We are obviously disappointed that we could not secure the necessary flights for the squad into the Dominican Republic. This is a perennial problem when there is high demand for seats at the time of these important tournaments.”
He further added, “However, we do not want the boys to miss out on the opportunity of playing against their regional peers, and we are urgently looking into alternative options for match time.”
The release stated that alternative competitive fixtures will be announced in due course.
