Guyana opened their CONCACAF U15 Boys Championship with a draw against Guadeloupe yesterday at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curacao.
The Junior Jaguars whose starting XI comprised Tejpal Nijjar, Candel Hazel, Jameal Garnett, Michael Joseph, Shaquan David, Luke Langevine, Keishon Leacock, Ezekiel Baldeo, Jaden Harris, Quancey Fraser, and Malcolm Hendricks, played to a scoreless affair.
Guyana will now battle Barbados and St. Lucia in their final two group stage matches. The winner of the group will advance to the elimination section of the event.
The 2023 edition of the tournament which will feature the participation of 42 nations [40 CONCACAF and 2 Asian Football Confederation countries], will be staged in Curaçao and the Dominican Republic from August 6th-13th. The event will be contested in a three tier league format, which will comprise initial group stage play followed by an elimination section.
League A comprises the 16 highest ranked teams. They are: Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.
Meanwhile, League B features 16 sides and comprises Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Suriname.
On the other hand, League C contains the lowest ranked nations. They are: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, French Guiana, Montserrat, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Turks & Caicos Islands, and US Virgin Islands.
All League A matches will be staged in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, whilst Willemstad, Curaçao, serve as the host for Leagues B and C.
