– Bishop opts out to play Mayor’s Cup
Guyana’s Futsal Football squad is due to leave tomorrow for Trinidad and Tobago for the rescheduled Caribbean Football Union (CFU) six-nation Futsal Football which opens Thursday in the twin-island republic.
Eleven players and four officials will travel to neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago to be joined by national midfielder Kanata Mannings, who is playing in Trinidad.
But the squad is without another national midfield player, Sean `Fatso’ Bishop who was named in the original squad but opted out last week.
Team manager Lawrence “Sparrow” Griffith told Stabroek Sport yesterday that Bishop was named in the squad but he opted out to play for his team Alpha United in the Mayor’s Cup football tournament.
Griffith said the national team management had addressed injury concerns with the players on the squad leading up to their departure for the tournament but Bishop decided to play for his club in the Mayor’s Cup match.
Bishop’s place has been taken by John Waldron of the Linden’s Silver Shattas Club.
The goalkeepers are Colin Clarke of Alpha United and Pele’s Shemroy Arthur who was recently voted best goalkeeper in the Banks Premium Beer Cup Georgetown first division tournament.
