Following the confirmation of Guatemala as Guyana’s first round opponent in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers, former captain Christopher Nurse is of the opinion that the Golden Jaguars possess the quality to overcome the challenge of the Central American outfit.
According to Nurse, 36, in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport, “Guatemala is a good team. We faced them in 2012 at Providence and we lost 2-0. But it is a challenge I feel we are capable of overcoming. Our overseas based pool of players are competing at a level that provides them the readiness to compete against professionals from any nation and that gives us a decent chance of success.”
Guyana’s aim of securing a second appearance in the Gold Cup will have to go through Guatemala following Concacaf’s maiden draw on Monday. The Guyanese are ranked 166th internationally, while their opponent, the 1967th Concacaf Championship Victor is ranked 130th. If successful against the Guatemalans, the Guyanese will oppose the winner of the Guadeloupe and Bahamas encounter in the second qualifier.
