Golden Jaguars Youth Internationals Kelsey Benjamin, Ryan Hackett and Sese Norville will commence a one month pre-season training with Seria-D [4th Division] outfit Madureira Esporte Clube of Brazil.
The training camp was made possible following the historic meeting between the GFF President Wayne Forde and CBF Boss Rogerio Caboclo.
The trio of Hackett [Fruta Conquerors], Benjamin [Santos] and Norville [Milerock] will feature as members of the tea’s pre-season preparation.
According to an official release from the GFF, President Wayne Forde said, “This is the first of many such initiatives and the goal of the GFF, which has also presented an MoU to CBF President Rogerio Caboclo aimed at holistic development of the sport on and off the field of play, is to ensure that as much as forty (40) players between the ages of 18 – 22 gain exposure in Brazil over the coming months and years. Ideally, we would prefer to have the players enter into the Brazilian Football system much younger, but unfortunately, language challenges, immigration laws and parental consideration are yet to be fully explored.”
Forde added, “The GFF is very pleased that our work to develop a partnership with our Brazilian neighbors has started to bear fruit. This is a wonderful opportunity for the players ahead of our preparations for the Olympic Under-23 Qualifying competition in July. I would like to join the rest of Guyana in congratulating these players and wish them every success whilst in Brazil.”
