[www.inewsguyana.com] – Jamaal Shabazz has been appointed by the Normalisation Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to be the Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars for their clash with Barbados on February 1, scheduled for the Land of the Flying Fish.
This will be the third time that the Trinidadian has been appointed as coach for the Guyanese side.
“I appeal to all the factions in Guyana’s football that this is about the players…and the game has got to stop the fighting and the animosity and the war for who tournament, and who this, and who is coach and who is president…time to stop.
“FIFA has come in and made a decision and they have brought a leader [Normalisation Committee Chairman Clinton Urling] to settle and place Guyana’s football in the rightful place,” Shabazz stated.
Shabazz has experienced success with the national team before, guiding the team to 13 straight wins during Guyana’s bid to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals. Meanwhile, the squad for the Barbados game will start their encampment from January 22.
Other members of the Technical Team include Trevor Burnett (Manager- Equipment), Faizal Khan (Manager- Commercial and Administrative), Mark Xavier (Manager- Operations), Anson Ambrose (Trainer), Andrew Hazel (Goalkeeping Coach) and Debita Harriprashad (Physiotherapist).
The 26-member preliminary squad reads: O’Neil Carter, Oswald Cornett, Omallo Williams, Travis Henry, Solomon Austin, Kris Camacho, Quincy Madramootoo, Trevon Lithcott, Dwain Jacobs, Amos Ramsey, Daniel Wilson, Keron Solomon, Sheldon Holder, Clive DeNobrega, Colin Nelson, Dwight Peters, Tishard Joseph, Dwayne Lawrence, Domini Garnett, Travis Hillman, Rawle Gittins, Denver Dennis, Calvin Sheppard, Joshua Brown, Eusi Phillips and Vurlon Mills.
