With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to affect the Caribbean, Central and North American regions respectively, local confederation Concacaf, has opted to suspend the 2020 men’s U20 competition scheduled for Honduras from June 20th-July 5th until further notice.
“Given the ongoing uncertainty about when football can resume, we have made the decision to suspend the 2020 Concacaf men’s Under-20 Championships, scheduled to take place in Honduras between June 20th and July 5th. We will continue to discuss with our Member Associations, FIFA and other stakeholders proposals to reorganize our competitions so we are well prepared when our sport can safely resume in the future,” a release from the federation stated.
The release added, “The thoughts of everyone at Concacaf remain with the communities across our region affected by COVID-19. The health and welfare of everyone involved in our sport is our first priority and we continue to monitor and follow the guidance provided by Governments and public health authorities across our region.”
Guyana failed to qualify for the championship, after finishing second in group-A during the qualifying section hosted in Nicaragua during the month of February. Guyana ended the campaign with a record of three wins and a loss. Their lone blemish (going under to the host nation) sealed their exit from the tournament.
The Junior Jaguars other opponents were Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), US Virgin Islands (USVI) and Montserrat. Guyana, the second highest rated team in the group, defeated Montserrat 6-0, SVG 3-0 and the USVI 2-0 before losing to the hosts 0-1 in their must-win final match.
The host nation was the highest ranked team in the group while SVG was ranked at 28th. They were followed by USVI ranked 33rd, with Montserrat the lowest ranked team in the confederation at this age group at 41st. The tournament seeding was based on the June 2019 rankings.
