Golden Jags’ roster for CNL League A debut revealed
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has disclosed the 24-member roster that would represent Guyana’s senior men’s national football team the Golden Jaguars in the first international window next month for the CONCACAF Nations League.
The Golden Jaguars will make their League A debut in a matter of weeks, taking on neighbouring Suriname at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC) at Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Thursday September 5th from 16:00hrs.
Following that clash, the Golden Jaguars will jet off to Martinique, where they will take on the home team in an away fixture on September 9th at the Stade Pierre Aliker, Fort de France, from 16:00hrs.
Notable inclusions in the roster of Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz see the introduction of Middlesbrough FC striker Isaiah Jones, who plies his trade in the UK, while Samuel Cox, who operated in the position of Assistant Coach in the last Nations League, returns to the squad as a player.
The Golden Jaguars team reads:
Goalkeepers: Quillan Roberts (Western Suburbs FC, New Zealand), Kai McKenzie Lyle (Oxford City FC, UK) and Akel Clarke (Slingerz FC, Guyana).
Defenders: Curtez Kellman (Slingerz FC, Guyana), Jalen Jones (Oxford City FC, UK), Colin Nelson (GDF FC, Guyana), Terence Vancooten (Burton Albion FC, UK), Leo Lovell (Slingerz FC, Guyana), Liam Gordon (Walsall FC, UK), Jeremy Garrett (Slingerz FC, Guyana), Reis Greenidge (Maidstone United FC, UK) and Samuel Cox (Oxford City FC, UK).
Midfielders: Nathan Ferguson (Maidenhead United FC, UK), Ryan Hackett (GDF FC, Guyana), Elliot Bonds (Fleetwood Town FC, UK), Daniel Wilson (Western Tigers FC, Guyana), Nathan Moriah Welch (Hibernian FC, Scotland), Stephen Duke McKenna (Harrogate FC, UK) and Kadel Daniel (Croydon Athletic, UK)
Forwards: Kelsey Benjamin (GDF FC, Guyana), Osaze De Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC, USA), Omari Glasgow (Chicago Fire FC, USA), Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough FC, UK) and Deon Moore (Woking Football Club, UK).
The Golden Jaguars are in Group A of League A, alongside Costa Rica, Guatemala, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Suriname.
League A includes 16 teams and a Quarterfinal round. For Group Stage play, the 12 lowest-ranked League A national teams (based on the CONCACAF rankings) have been split into two groups of six teams each and will play in a “Swiss style” league system, with each team playing a total of four games (two at home and two away).
After Group Stage play in September and October, the first and second-placed finishers of each group (four teams in total) would advance to the Quarterfinals, where they will join the four top-ranked League A teams (Mexico, United States, Panama, and Canada).
The Quarterfinals will be played in November in a home-and-away format, with the aggregate score winner in each matchup advancing to the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. (G6)