“ League A, here we come!”: Golden Jaguars seal promotion after scintillating 6-0 victory

Guyana’s senior men’s national football team will, next year, compete among the best teams in CONCACAF, as a result of their promotion to League A.
Six unanswered goals from the Golden Jaguars against Antigua and Barbuda at the Estadio Panamericano de San Cristobal, Dominican Republic were just the icing on the cake of the team’s emphatic run in the CONCACAF Nations League 2023/2024.
The Golden Jaguars, unbeaten in four games prior to Tuesday night’s, kept their sheet clean to ensure they would finish at the top of Group D in League B, thus securing the promotion.
Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz opted for a starting XI that read: Goalkeeper Quillan Roberts, Captain Daniel Wilson, Jonathan Grant, Jalen Jones, Colin Nelson, Curtez Kellman, Liam Gordon, Omari Glasgow, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Stephen Duke-Mckenna, and Kelsey Benjamin.
The Golden Jaguars’ party began as early as the seventh minute when Benjamin capitalised on a cross from Gordon, to tuck in Guyana’s first goal.
Benjamin and Glasgow continued to work in tandem, but two shots went awry to ensure Guyana would wait for their second strike.

In the 36th minute, however, Benjamin fed Glasgow another promising cross and while the Antiguan keeper, Zaieem Scott came off his line, Glasgow sunk the shot to make it a 2-0 affair.
Nine minutes later, it was a comedy of errors for Antigua as Guyana’s third strike caught all of their opponents off guard.
From a set piece beyond the halfway mark, Moriah-Welsh chipped the ball over the head of the keeper to take the score to 3-0 at the half.
In the second segment, the substitutions began, but Guyana continued to maintain their intensity. In fact, it was three substitutes that took Guyana’s tally up to 6-0.
Coming in for Glasgow, Osaze De Rosario made no mistake in his debut for the Golden Jaguars when he curved the ball around the keeper, into the corner of the net in the 67th minute.
Another substitute, Leo Lovell, also made the most of his time on the pitch as he beat the keeper in the 90th minute for Guyana’s fifth goal.
Before added time could expire, Deon Moore capitalised on an assist from Lovell for Guyana’s sixth and final goal in the 90th+3.
The Golden Jaguars finish the group stage of the CONCACAF Nations League 2023/2024 with 15 points from five games. The next best team in Group D were Puerto Rico with 12 points from six games.
In a congratulatory message to the Golden Jaguars, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde shared, “Today our beloved Golden Jaguars hoisted the Golden Arrowhead with pride and distinction as they celebrated their historic qualification to League A of the CONCACAF Nations League.”
“In this proud moment of our nation’s football journey, I join with all of Guyana in congratulating Coach Jamaal Shabazz, his technical staff, our hard-working team at the Secretariat and our courageous players on their historic performance. You are the pride of our nation.”
Meanwhile, President Dr Irfaan Ali also extended well wishes to the Golden Jaguars, writing, “Congratulations to the Guyana Golden Jaguars who were promoted to League A of the Concacaf Nations League after defeating Antigua and Barbuda 6-0 this evening in the Dominican Republic.”