Guyana in Round 2 of football U-17 World Cup qualifiers

Head coach Sampson Gilbert taking the players through their paces during a training session at Independence Park on Thursday

The National Under-17 football squad will depart Guyana tomorrow for the Dominican Republic to compete in the second leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-17 World Cup qualification series which takes place next week.

The 19-man squad includes three Canada-based players who returned to Guyana for trials and were selected based on their performance.

The Canadian-based players are midfielders Khaneil Caesar and Khalil Rickette and striker Jordan Roberts. Team Manager Carlos Bernard said on