The Guyana Beach Football Association (GBFA) through the Guyana Football Federation Inc have issued a press release on the national beach soccer squad. According to the release, Head Coach Abdullah Hamid has shortlisted twelve (12) players to participate in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship scheduled for the 20 – 26th February 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas.
The National Beach Football team in a discussion prior to a training session at the Bayrock Beach Soccer Facility in Linden
The players have been engaged in weekend camps from January 9, 2017 and full encampment began on January 30, 2017 in Linden. In an invited comment, Hamid said the team’s preparation has been good thus far: “We have been training intensely for two and a half months and the team is very motivated. The mindset among team members is great; they’re excited and ready to go to make Guyana proud,” the release stated. As part of the preparations, Guyana has been invited by the Barbados Football Association to participate in their “Beach Soccer Showcase” scheduled for February 10 – 12 at the Brandon’s Beach, St. Michael, Barbados. This showcase will feature teams from Trinidad and Tobago, England, Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados and, according to the designated Team Manager, Mark Younge, this showcase will serve as a warm-up and “provide the national team much needed exposure to higher quality teams like England…” The squad is scheduled to depart for Barbados on February 9, 2017. Following the completion of the Beach Soccer showcase, the team will remain in Barbados for another phase of encampment after which they will depart the island on February 17 for the Bahamas. They are expected to return to Guyana on February 28, 2017.
The squad trains twice daily at the Bayrock Beach Soccer Facility, Linden. The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will serve as FIFA’s Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for the region. The squad is scheduled to depart for Barbados on February 9, 2017. Following the completion of the Beach Soccer showcase, the team will remain in Barbados for another phase of encampment after which they will depart the island on February 17 for the Bahamas. They are expected to return to Guyana on February 28, 2017.
The squad trains twice daily at the Bayrock Beach Soccer Facility, Linden. The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will serve as FIFA’s Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for the region.
The full squad reads;
1. Trevorn Archibald
2. Jamal Haynes
3. Jashawn Moore
4. Jermaine Grandison
5. Keon Sears
6. Kenard Simon
7. Cordell Johnson
8. Ethan Sparman
9. Tony Gilbert
10. Rodwin Fraser
11. Michael Wilson
12. Deshawn Joseph
The Technical Members are;
13. Head Coach – Abdulla Hamid
14. Assistant Coach – Dillon Roberts
15. Team Manager – Mark Young and
16. Physiotherapist – Michelle Jackman
