Assistant coach committed to leading Golden Jags

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Passing the baton! Former Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars, Jamaal Shabazz (third from left) anoints his heir apparent Assistant Coach Wayne Dover, presenting him with his yellow jersey after announcing his resignation on Wednesday as co-founder of the K&S Organisation Kashif Mohamed (first, right) and other officials look on. (Photo by Orlando Charles)
Passing the baton! Former Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars, Jamaal Shabazz (third from left) anoints his heir apparent Assistant Coach Wayne Dover, presenting him with his yellow jersey after announcing his resignation on Wednesday as co-founder of the K&S Organisation Kashif Mohamed (first, right) and other officials look on. (Photo by Orlando Charles)

-with GFF endorsement

By Emmerson Campbell

Golden Jaguars assistant coach Wayne Dover said he is committed to leading the national football team, with the blessings of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Former Head Coach, Trinidadian Jamaal Shabazz had on Wednesday anointed Dover his successor, after formally resigning from the post, citing commitments to his home country, conflicts within the GFF and government’s lack of vision for the sport in development plans.

Shabazz said that Dover was integral to the team’s development and success, even taking off his yellow jersey and presenting it to the assistant coach in a symbolic gesture of handing over the realms. “I think the time has come for Guyana to