What criteria were used to select the National Under-15 Squad?

Dear Editor,
Reference is hereby made to the above caption as it relates to the publication of an article captioned, “26 players shortlisted for French Guiana U-15 Football tourney” on December 2, 2016. Editor, while it’s good that the GFF would be participating in the “French Guiana International U-15 Football Championship from December 17–22, featuring participation from several countries and clubs”; that is good for exposure and nurturing home grown talent. Nevertheless, today’s modern world of football remains the largest spectator sport; emotional, marketable and unifying. It’s out of concern that I am inquiring: Why in the first place was a 2-day trial involving 74 players necessary to shortlist the squad of 26 players?
Were the trials an act of appeasement to delinquent associations that for the entire year, or more, they have not coordinated/organised an U-15 competition? Is it justifiable for the GFA to lead the shortlisted players with a total of nine, as against being compatible with domestic activity at the youth level? With Rupununi having five; East Bank and East Demerara, four each; Berbice two; and Bartica and Upper Demerara with one each. Surprisingly, West Demerara has failed to produce a solitary player. This in my estimation is unjustifiable, since the association’s level of domestic activity is not surpassed by more than two other associations. By the way, would there be a coordinated effort with the various schools, via the Ministry of Education, to ascertain: attendance, punctuality and grades of the final 16 players? What is the position as it relates to the GFA/NAMILCO Under-17 Inter-Club Competition? Moreover, with the other affiliates having regular matches on a weekly basis.

Sincerely,
Lester Sealey