Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Jamaal Shabazz and the Guyana National football team, the Golden Jaguars, were almost left without a practice turf yesterday after the Police Sports Club ground was red-flagged.
“When we got to the Police ground we were confronted by a red flag and I realized that this is Guyana and certain things you have to accept, so instead I decided not to put up a resistance,” Shabazz said.
“I have never seen a red flag on any ground in Trinidad when it rains, it is only in Guyana during my three years here that I have come to understand the meaning of a red flag, that is, when it rains and you see a red flag that means you can’t play on the ground,” he said.
Shabazz who had been removed by officers of the law once before from the Police ground said, “I have learnt the errors of my ways.”
Nevertheless Shabazz said that he would make no excuses, nor would he complain anymore. “I will complain only to Allah”, he said.
Instead the technical director and his team improvised and used the YMCA ground. “We were going to go to the National Park but them we saw here [YMCA] and decided, why not,” he said.
After letting themselves in and practising at the YMCA ground Shabazz said that he would seek permission for continued use of that facility. He also said that they were looking forward for their practice sessions at the National Stadium which begins tomorrow morning.
