PRESS RELEASE
27th May, 2016; Georgetown: Head Coach of the Men’s National Team (Golden Jaguars), Jamaal Shabazz, has named a 19-man squad to face off Curacao and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) in the second leg of the Caribbean Football Union’s Caribbean Men’s Cup scheduled for the 1st and 4th June, 2016 respectively in the named countries.
The team consists of nine over-seas based players including Sheldon Holder and Pernel Schultz (Trinidad and Tobago); Samuel Cox, Jake Newton and Ricky Shakes (England), Walter Moore (Finland); Brandon Beresford and Emery Welshman (U.S.A) and Christopher Nurse (Puerto Rico). (See below a complete breakdown of the squad)
The Golden Jaguars departed Guyana today for Curacao and will play Curacao at the Ergilio Hato Stadium at 20:00hrs. Guyana’s second game will be played against USVI at the Adelita Cancryn Playing Field, St. Thomas, USVI beginning at 16:15hrs.
Guyana has been placed in Group Three of the five-group second Round phase of the Tournament. Round 3 of the Championship will begin in October 3-11; Fifth Place Playoff November 7-15; and the finals are scheduled for May 2017.
GOLDEN JAGUARS SHORTLISTED SQUAD
CARIBBEAN MEN’S CUP TOURNAMENT
| NAME | CLUB | COUNTRY | ||
| 1 | Alex Andrew | Murray | Alpha United FC | Guyana |
| 2 | Jake | Newton | England | |
| 3 | King Solomon | Austin | Alpha United FC | Guyana |
| 4 | Colin | Nelson | Alpha United | Guyana |
| 5 | Kester | Jacobs | Slingerz FC | Guyana |
| 6 | Eon | Alleyne | Fruta Conquerors FC | Guyana |
| 7 | Ricky | Shakes | Boreham Wood FC | England |
| 8 | Emery | Welshman | Real Salt Lake | USA |
| 9 | Devon | Millington | Slingerz FC | Guyana |
| 10 | Daniel | Wilson | Alpha United FC | Guyana |
| 11 | Dwight | Peters | Alpha United FC | Guyana |
| 12 | Quincy | Adams | Slingerz FC | Guyana |
| 13 | Brandon | Beresford | Seattle Sounders 2 team | USA |
| 14 | Pernel | Schultz | Caledonia AIA FC | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 15 | Sheldon | Holder | Caledonia AIA FC | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 16 | Walter | Moore | FF Jaro FC | Finland |
| 17 | Samuel | Cox | Boreham Wood FC | England |
| 18 | Christopher | Nurse | Puerto Rico FC | Puerto Rico |
| 19 | Trayon | Bobb | Slingerz FC | Guyana |
TECHNICAL SQUAD:
- Jamaal Shabazz – Coach
- Wayne Dover – Coach
- Andrew Hazel – Gk Coach
- Anson Ambrose – Trainer
- Duane Saunders – physiotherapist
- Trevor Burnett – Equipment Manager
- Earl Paul – Equipment Officer
- Rawle Adams – Manager