A look at the Golden Jaguars in preparation for their World Cup Qualifying fixture today
Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Football team, the Golden Jaguars, will continue their quest for FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualification today, in an all- important clash with Nicaragua.
Currently in the second round of the CONCACAF Qualifiers, Guyana will need to upset the home team at the Estadio Nacional de Fútbol in Managua, Nicaragua in order to keep their hopes alive.
Nicaragua is currently first in Group D of the second round of Qualifiers, with 6 points from two wins, leading Panama -also with a similar 6 points- on goal difference. Guyana sits third in the group with three points from a win and a loss. To jog one’s memory, Guyana opened their campaign in June of 2024 with a 2-0 loss to Panama but rebounded with a 3-1 victory over Belize, on the back of a Deon Morre brace.
Not only will the Golden jaguars need to defeat Nicaragua but they will also need a win against Monserrat when both teams take to the pitch at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), West Coast Demerara (WCD) next Tuesday. Monserrat has so far lost two games in the first to fixtures last year to Panama and Nicaragua but defeated Belize 1-0, just two days ago.
Tonight’s clash between the Golden Jaguars and ‘La Azul y Blanco’ is set to kickoff at 22:00hrs local time.
Guyana will need a top- two finish in Group D in order to advance to the third round of Qualifiers where the group winners and runners-up from the Second Round will be divided into three groups of four teams each.
Teams will play every other team in their group home and away, playing a total of six matches. These matches will be played during the September, October, and November 2025 FIFA Match Windows.
Following the completion of the Final Round, the three group winners will qualify directly for the FIFA World Cup 2026, joining hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Additionally, the two best runners-up will represent CONCACAF in a FIFA Play-Off Tournament; boosting the likelihood of CONCACAF seeing participation from up to 8 teams in next year’s global showpiece.
The Golden Jaguars team reads: Goalkeepers – Kai McKenzie-Lyle, Akel Clarke, and Joshua Narine; Defenders – Jalen Jones, Reiss Greenidge, Colin Nelson, Raushan Ritch, Romaine Brackenridge, Kvist Paul, and Leo Lovell; Midfielders – Daniel Wilson, Curtez Kellman, Nathan Ferguson, Darron Niles, Nicholas McArthur, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, and Chris Macey, and Forwards – Omari Glasgow, Kelsey Benjamin, Osaze DeRosario, Enoch George, Liam Butts, Neron Barrow and Kyle Reid.
To jog one’s memory, Guyana opened their campaign in June of 2024 with a 2-0 loss to Panama but rebounded with a 3-1 victory over Belize, on the back of a Deon Morre brace.
Monserrat has so far lost two games in the first to fixtures last year to Panama and Nicaragua but defeated Belize 1-0, just two days ago.
