With the Golden Jaguars men’s team scheduled to resume their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in June, the local contingent and management team will depart Guyana for St. Kitts and Nevis on either the 26th or 28th of May.
This is according to a source close to the GFF who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
According to the source, the shortlisted local contingent will meet up with the foreign based cadre.
“The local core of the final roster as well as the management team is expected to leave Guyana either on the 26th or 28th. The assistant coach told the present training group of players this at the practice sessions held at the GFF National Center in Providence during the previous week,” said the source.
Guyana is scheduled to end their group campaign four days later when they host Puerto Rico.
Some 11 foreign players have been identified for the final squad and the composition of the foreign contingent will feature several different personnel although the reason for such an occurrence was not mentioned to the players
“They mentioned that there will be only 11 foreign players and 12 locals, and that there will be a few changes to the selection of the foreign players. The coach said that there will be some new faces but he didn’t say who they were and why. No one also said where the game will be hosted, all they said that it will be held overseas and that the team will leave on the 26th and 28th”, the source explained.
The Golden Jaguars ended the first round of the qualifiers with a record of one win and a defeat, following an opening 3-0 loss to Caribbean heavyweight Trinidad and Tobago on March 25, and a 4-0 victory against lowly The Bahamas. Both matches were held in the Dominican Republic.
The Guyanese sits in third place on three points, trailing St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago who possess six and four points respectively. Only the group winner will progress to the second stage of the qualifiers.
