The Golden Jaguars have selected a 23-member roster for their impending fixture against Puerto Rico tomorrow at 15:00hrs in St. Kitts and Nevis in League B of the 2023–2024 CONCACAF Nations League.
This was disclosed in an official release from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
The team, which quietly departed local shores on Sunday, October 8th, comprises goalkeepers Quillan Roberts (overseas), Kai McKenzie-Lyle (overseas), and Akel Clarke; defenders Jeremy Garrett, Jonathan Grant (overseas), Colin Nelson, Reiss Greenidge (overseas), Liam Gordon (overseas), Raushan Ritch, Amos Ramsay, Curtez Kellman, and Jalen Jones (overseas); midfielders Daniel Wilson, Leo Lovell, Nathan Moriah Welsh (overseas), Stephen Duke-McKenna (overseas), Darron Niles, Ryan Hackett, and Elliot Bonds (overseas); and forwards Omari Glasgow (overseas), Kadel Daniels (overseas), Deon Moore (overseas), and Kelsey Benjamin. Notable absentees include Marcus Wilson, Connor Kurran-Brown, Miguel Scarlett, and Jonathan Grant.
Guyana defeated Antigua and Barbuda 5-1 in their opening match of the campaign before squeaking past the Bahamas 3-2 on local soil. On the other hand, Puerto Rico crushed Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas 5-0 and 6-1, respectively.
The Guyanese will also face off against Puerto Rico in the reverse fixture at the same venue on the 17th. The Golden Jaguars final two matches will occur on November 18th and November 21st, respectively, against the Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda.
According to CONCACAF, a format change was implemented for the 2023–2024 edition, which resulted in no relegation of teams following the end of the 2022–2023 season.
League A has been increased from 12 to 16 teams and will feature a quarterfinal section. The 12 lowest-ranked teams in League A will feature in a group stage comprising two pools of six, with the resulting group winner and runner-up advancing to the elimination section alongside the USA, Mexico, Canada, and Costa Rica. The quarterfinal fixtures will utilize a home-and-away format.
The fifth and sixth-placed teams at the end of the group stage in League A will be relegated. Meanwhile, League C has been reduced from 12 to nine teams. The competing nations will be divided into three groups of three, with the resulting group winners and the best second-placed team in the division advancing to League B.
