The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has named a 19-member squad to represent the Lady Jaguars against hosts Antigua and Barbuda this evening at 4:00 p.m. at the Technical Centre in St. John’s in the Road to Concacaf W Gold Cup Qualifiers.
This was confirmed by a release from the federation. The team, which will be under the guidance of newly appointed head coach Omar Khan and features primarily overseas-born and based players, comprises goalkeepers Chante Sandiford, Raven Edwards-Dowdall, Ludesha Reynolds, defenders Rylee Traicoff, Savanna Mondesir-Singh, Shennel Daniels, Brianne Desa, midfielders Alleia Alleyne, Dylana Makarowski, Ghilene Joseph, Hannah Baptiste, Masani Springer, Jalade Trim, Sandra Johnson, Stefanie Kouzas, Samantha Banfield, and forwards Anya Tribune, Otesha Charles, and Shyla Murray.
The other members of the technical team are Paul DeAbreu (assistant coach), Andre Hazel (goalkeeper coach), Sarah Benjamin (team doctor), Natisha Mokutnauth (physiotherapist), Andrea Johnson (operations manager), and Nicola Argyle (equipment manager).
According to the correspondence, Khan said that the selection process for the final squad comprised several factors, which included versatility, player performance, and their ability to make a positive impact on the team’s success.
Guyana will continue their Group A campaign on Sunday against Dominica. The other team in the pool is Suriname. The event will serve as the qualifiers for the inaugural Road to the World Gold Cup and will occur during the FIFA Women’s International Window in September, October and November of this year.
After home-and-away group stage matches within each league, the respective winners of each League A section (three teams) will qualify for the 2024 W Gold Cup Group Stage. The second-place finishers in each of the League A groups (three teams) and the winner of each League B pool (three teams) will progress to the preliminary stage of the 2024 W Gold Cup (six teams in total).
The inaugural W Gold Cup will take place from February 17th–March 10th, 2024, in the United States.
