Golden Jaguars set to make 1st appearance in League A this September

Guyana’s senior men’s national team the Golden Jaguars are preparing for their debut in League A this September, and are bracing for an intense 2024/2025 CONCACAF Nations League campaign in Group A, alongside Costa Rica, Guatemala, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Suriname.
The draw for the fourth edition of the regional tournament, featuring 41 men’s senior national teams, was conducted on May 6.
League A consists of 16 teams, and includes a Quarterfinal round with recently promoted Guyana, Nicaragua and French Guiana, along with nine other lowest-ranked League A national teams divided into two groups of six teams.
In Group B are Jamaica, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Nicaragua, and French Guiana. As at April 30, Guyana holds the 19th position on the CONCACAF ranking index.
For the Group Stage, teams would be engaged in a “Swiss-style” league structure as they play a total of four matches – two on home turf and two away – between September and October.
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde has said the upcoming months would see rigorous preparation to ensure a strong start for the Golden Jaguars’ League A campaign.
Since February, local players have been actively participating in the KFC Elite League Season Six, and will face off against old rivals Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors in two highly anticipated international matches on May 13 and 15 in Trinidad.
“The Golden Jaguars are focused on leaving a lasting impression in League A. The entire GFF is dedicated to providing them with ample opportunities to gear up for the challenge. We have full confidence in their abilities, evidenced by their performance last season,” Forde has added.

Guyana would be aiming to replicate their unbeaten performance in League B Group D, which propelled them to advance to League A. At the end of the Group Stage, only the top two finishers from each group – four teams in total – would advance to the Quarterfinals. There they will meet the top four ranked League A teams – Mexico, United States, Panama and Canada.
The 2024/2025 CONCACAF Nations League would maintain its three-league format of A, B, and C leagues, with team allocations determined by the results of the previous edition.
The Finals are scheduled for March 2025.