Slingerz FC ready to take on Club Shield challenge

A long-time goal for Slingerz Football Club (FC) will come to fruition today when they begin their journey in the Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) Club Shield.
A reward of being the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League 2025 champions, Slingerz will begin their Club Shield campaign in the first round, taking on the Turks and Caicos Islands’ SWA Sharks FC at 13:30h today.
A win will plunge the Guyanese club into the Round of 16, setting up a date with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prison Service. Ultimately, Slingerz will be gunning for one of two spots on offer in the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, which will be seized by the Club Shield’s two finalists.
Speaking ahead of their departure from Guyana, Slingerz FC Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz discussed their preparation and readiness for the regional showpiece.
Shabazz told this publication, “Very proud of the effort the guys have made in the training sessions leading up to our departure. Good competitive work; some of the sessions were so intense they almost ended in fights, and you know, I’m pleased that the effort was there going into Trinidad now.”
Quizzed on what the squad needed to polish up on before their first matchup, the coach highlighted some areas.

Shabazz divulged, “We still need to do some work in terms of the patterns in attack. I think defensively the guys have a very good understanding of what we want to do. So many talented players who can attack; we’re still gelling how we want to open up the opponents, how we want to get behind them.”
“So, we still have a few days left to polish up on that, but defensively, I think we will be a well-organised unit,” he assured.
With a spot in the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup on the line, Shabazz noted that ascending to that level is the whole point of Slingerz’ resurgence.
“The whole emphasis in me taking this job at Slingerz wasn’t for Slingerz to just be a local team. The emphasis is for us to go to the Caribbean, go to the next level and come out of the group. So, our first goal is to come out of the group so we could advance to the next tournament, and that starts with the first game,” the Gaffer shared.
Slingerz FC will spring into action at 13:30 hrs today, hunting a victory to stay alive in the competition.