The female national football team commonly called Lady Jags lost to host Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, to end their campaign in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Challenge Series without a victory.
It was a 1-3 defeat at the Ato Bolton Stadium by the host, who are coached by Jamaal Shabbazz, Guyana’s former national men’s coach.
It was the host, Trinidad and Tobago, who led the charge for most of the evening
The home side took the lead compliments of Shenika Paul in the 12th minute. The Guyanese equalised in the 64th minute through a penalty conversion, as Mariam El-Masri sealed the shot. However, the Trinidadians retook the lead via Karyn Forbes in the 75th. The score line was then sealed, as Jonelle Coto netted in the 88th minute to end their group campaign with a perfect record. For the Lady Jags, their other two results were stalemates against Grenada, which was a scoreless match; and then a 2-2 result against Suriname.
The ladies will now prepare for the CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s qualifier, set to kick off on May 5. For the first round of the regional qualifying tournament, the member associations will be sorted into three groups of five and two groups of four teams.
The final round of Caribbean qualifying will be disputed July 21-29 among the first-round group winners. The top three finishers of the final round will qualify for the October 4-17 championship, being held in the United States.
Additionally, three teams will qualify directly to the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, plus the fourth-place finisher to an intercontinental playoff.
