Shabazz’s reputation in tatters

Jamal Shabazz has been hailed as the saviour of Guyana’s football for two successful stints at the national team’s helm, but after the latest debacle to befall the Golden Jaguars , he is left with egg on his face and a badly tarnished image.

The Trinidadian’s explanation for the game-changing non-appearance of England-born defender Matthew Briggs for the crucial return game against St Vincent last week, has left the Guyana fan base questioning the competence of the man who presided over the Jaguars’ historic CONCACAF semi-final World Cup qualifying placing three years ago.

Now they are out, at the hands of lowly St Vincent in the first round of the pre-qualifying group stage series for 2018, with players reeling from Shabazz’s tale of the key defender being unwell to play, after a reported bombshell revelation by an