The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has selected a 20-member squad for the CONCACAF men’s U20 Qualifiers in Nicaragua from February 15th-23rd.
According to a release from the federation, the squad, which features two overseas players, comprises Goalkeepers:- Shawn Adonis, Ronaldo Blair, Defenders:- Nicholai Andrews, Kemule Batson, Joseph DeFreitas, Keanu Lawrence, Eric Moore, Marcus Wilson, Andre Mayers Midfielders:- Ravon Bailey, Javier George (overseas), Jamar Harrigan, Hutson Hazlewood (overseas), Joel Issaacs, Darron Niles, Threvon Pluck, Forwards:- Omari Glasgow, Dorwin George, Nicolas McArthur and Osafa Simpson.
The management team will consist of Head Coach Wayne Dover, Assistant Calvin Allen, Goalkeeper Coach Eon DeVieira and Developmental Goalkeeper Coach Travis Bess.
Pablino Cupido will serve as the Physiotherapist while Wilson Toledo is the Head of Sports Science.
Daniel Thomas and Devnon Winter are the Team Operations and Equipment Manager respectively.
According to the correspondence, Dover said, “Hazlewood is a Number 10 type of midfielder who does more attacking while George is more of a Number 8 type of Midfielder who does more defending. They both added strength to the squad which made it more competitive in sessions and for selection to the first team.”
He added:”The work done with the players who are/were part of the ATCs was evident during the training sessions. This is a disciplined and special group, which gave of their best at every
training session in the more than four weeks we’ve been together.This is a good reflection as to how far we have come. Once again, I’ll state my optimism of our chance of coming out the group on top by competing and giving our best effort.”
Guyana will open their group-A campaign against Monsterrat from 17:30hrs on the 15th before battling St Vincent and the Grenadines at 17:30hrs two days later.
They will then oppose US Virgin Islands on the 21st from 20:30hrs before ending their campaign against the host nation on the 23rd. The winner of the group will advance to the next round.
