By Iva Wharton
“It’s really enjoyable because my grandparents and mother were born here so it’s an honour to come back and play for the national team. It’s nothing but joy and excitement really.”
Those were the words of 32-year-old English-based defender Leon Cort as he spoke of what it means to be a part of the Golden Jaguars team on its quest to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
In an interview with Staborek Sport yesterday, Cort, who plays professionally for Charlton Athletics in England, said this was
his first stint playing for Guyana and it would not be his last. This is Cort’s second visit to Guyana – his first being in 1994 at the age of 15.
What prevented him from coming to these shores before, Cort said, was his work commitment.
Now that he has been drafted
