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Guyanese Footballers set for tryouts in North America USL League
Three Guyanese footballers will get the opportunity to be exposed to a higher level of football when they try out for various USL teams beginning at the end of January.
The players are Walter Moore, Kester Jacobs, Brion Baker and Kevin Beaton.
This is being made possible by Guyana Football Federation USA based representative Garth Nelson.
The Guyana Football Federation Women's Pre-World Cup Football tournament was a huge success in every way including promotion of Women's Football in Guyana. The tournament teams were Guyana North America, Guyana Local and Suriname. The final standing was in that order. The Technical staff will now select a joint Guyana team for Women's World Cup Qualifiers for early 2010.
Click below for various articles on the tournament by Stabroek and Kaieteur News.
Lady Jags Player selected to Canadian National U20 Team
Former Lady Jags player Rehana Murani was recently invited to participate with the Canadian National U20 team pool in Mexico this past October playing 2 games against Mexico's U20 National Team.
'Lady Jaguars' to take training to higher gear from December 4 - Squad trimmed from 48 to 26 following weekend trials
As the time draws near
for the upcoming female multi nation football tournament next month,
the locally based Lady Jaguars will take their preparations to a higher
level from December 4, according to Head Coach, Bilall Namtambu.
The
previous squad of 48 players was trimmed to 26 following two days of
trails last weekend at the Georgetown Football Club ground.
Kingston Grassroots Soccer Academy receives assistance
Members of the Kingston Grassroots Soccer Academy (KGSA), Fort St
Kingston, continue to benefit from the goodness of their President,
Junior Forrester, a former resident of that area, now residing in the
United States.
'Golden Jaguars' are inaugural Suriname Independence Cup Champ
A
57th minute header by midfielder Dirk Archer, his first international
goal, led the 'Golden Jaguars' to a hard fought 1-0 win over French
Guiana and with it, Guyana's first International tournament triumph as
the lads from the Land of many Waters claimed the inaugural Suriname
Independence Cup Championship, contested at the Andre Kamperveen
Stadion, Paramaribo.
"Golden Jaguars" in Suriname for Independence 4-Nation Tournament
Guyana's "Golden Jaguars" the flagship senior national football team is in Suriname to do battle against the hosts, French Guiana and
the Netherlands Antilles in the Suriname Independence Football
tournament.
Follow the team's progress by clicking on the various articles below by Frankie Wilson of Kaiteuer News.
Guyana International Team picked for Pre-World Cup Tournament in Guyana
Building off their success in the Turks and Caicos Tournament this past June, the Guyana Women’s program is about to take a giant leap forward with the hosting of a 4-team tournament in Guyana on December 18-20th 2009. The participating National teams will be a Guyana Overseas, Guyana Local, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.
29 called up by GFF for Suriname Independence Tourney
The Technical Committee of the Guyana Football Federation has named a 29-man squad which will commence training on Monday afternoon as preparations for the Suriname Independence 4-nation tournament heightens.
Guyana "Lady Jags" Player Alyssa Budhoo making her Presence Felt
SYDNEY - Alyssa Budhoo may be the youngest
player on the Cape Breton University Capers women's soccer team but the
17-year-old rookie midfielder has made her presence felt already with two goals
this season.
Football buffs agitating for a women’s football league will finally have their needs addressed following the inauguration of the Female Inter-Association Football League, scheduled to get underway this evening with Lethem taking on the East Coast at the Tucville Ground starting at 16:00hrs this afternoon.
Playing on Wednesday against title holders Linden United, Beacons controlled all but five minutes of play. In that nickel, the #1-ranked team lapsed to allow United to put a pair of nails into their coffin in the wink of an eye.
First Black footballer, Andrew Watson, inspired British soccer in 1870s -born in British Guiana
A worn photograph, some yellowing newspaper files, a cryptic comment and a brief mention in a dusty census tome have been unearthed in Scotland in what has been described as the most important discovery in the history of Black footballers in Britain, the Chronicle has learned.
Guyana National Football League Officially Launched
The historic Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League, a pilot league funded by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF project, was officially unveiled on Sunday evening at the Pegasus Hotel.
GSDF Directors promote the Foundation at Brunch 'N Browse
Director of the Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Inc were out promoting the Foundation at the recently held Brunch N' Browse hosted by Naturally Gifted Inc. at Pirates Bay in Ft. Lauderdale Florida.
The opportunity was used to bring awareness to current projects of the Foundation including the Development of Guyana's Women Football (Soccer) program and the current Fundraising Raffle of the GSDF.
Brunch N' Browse is a Brunch featuring Guyanese Cuisine along with the display and promotion of Guyanese businesses and friends of Guyanese Businesses in the South Florida Community.
The USA-based Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) in conjunction with the Guyana Football Federation has launched the Guyana Women’s Football Committee (GWFC).
"Lady Jags" Assistant Coach joins Campbell University
Guyana Women's Football team Assistant and GoalKeeper Coach Ali Tabrizi has been appointed Assiatant coach at Campbell University. Ali was the GoalKeeper coach for the "Lady Jags" team that was successfull in the recently held Turks & Caicos Football Festival.
Ali now joins fellow "Lady Jags" coaches holding coaching positions at Universities in North America. The Guyana Sports Development Foundation along with the Guyana Football Federation will be using this in the near future to open Scholarship opportunities for Guyanese players both locally and overseas.
Morgan is Guyana’s 1st overall Pan American Powerlifting Champion - Captures overall prize in 82.5kg class, Moses also capture gold
Reigning Caribbean Powerlifting champ in the 82.5kg class Randolph Morgan continues to make his presence felt on the International scene when he became the first Guyanese to capture an overall class at the Pan American level on Friday afternoon in Miami, Florida.
Bill Express & Church’s Chicken supports Kashif and Shanghai/Roraima Bikers Club Cycle Championships
The second Kashif and Shanghai/Roraima Bikers cycling meet which is set for Amelia's Ward, Linden on Sunday, August 9, has received a big boost from Bill Express and Church's Chicken.
Walter Moore has now joined the list of national players who have openly called upon the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to step up their game in the interest of this country’s football.
Excitement galore as Beach Soccer returns to Linden
Approximately two months subsequent to the inaugural beach soccer competition in Linden, football buffs were treated to another exciting encounter when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA), in conjunction with the Guyana Football Federation and Garth Nelson of the USA, hosted a similar event at the Bayrock Ground, Wismar Linden Monday last.
After Friday’s 3-0 win over Wilmington, Carolina coach Martin Rennie was asked about Gregory Richardson, the Guyanese international forward on trial with the RailHawks.
Richardson was an absolute menace on the left flank the entire first half, and he set up Kupono Low’s 35th-minute goal with some fancy footwork and a nice centering pass.
“I don’t want to say too much about him because he’s on trial,” Rennie said. “I don’t want people to know he’s here, but he’s good. I think a lot of teams, if they knew he was here, they’d be interested.”
If other teams are interested, they missed their chance.
Sachia Vickery makes Wimbledon debut at 13 years old
Born of Guyanese parentage, Miami-based Sachia Vickery got her first opportunity to play at the prestigious Wimbledon Tennis championships and became the youngest player in the junior main draw, before bowing out to top seed Kristina Mladenovic in the second round.
Two Guyanese officiating at CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA
Guyanese football officials Colin Klass and Dion Inniss have received appointments at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 10th version of the Confederation’s premier national team event, which kicked off at the Home Depot Centre on Friday evening with a pair of Group ‘A’ encounters.
"Jacky Chan" Richardson in Carolina Railhawks trial for 3-0 win
Guyanese forward Gregory "Jacky Chan" Richardson, waived by the Colorado Rapids one week ago, assisted USL-1 team Carolina Railhawks to a 3-0 win over Wilmington Hammerheads.
Guyana "Lady Jags" Women Football team impress in T & C Tournament
The Guyana Women's Footbal team known as the "Lady Jags" lost in the Final and finished second in the recently held Turks and Caicos Football Festival. The team was made up of fourteen (14) players based in North America and four (4) based in Guyana.
Technical Staff: Technical Director: Mark Rodrigues; Coaches: Rohan Naraine, Chris Brown, Ali Tabrizi Delegates: Colin Baker, Vanessa Dickenson.
Click on the links below for full coverage of each game.
Female footballers look to make impression at Turks & Caicos Islands tourney
One year after his official appointment as the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s National Development Officer, Mark Rodrigues is seeing his vision and hard work become a reality.
Guyana's Sachia Vickery signed by Lagardere-Unlimited
She has been endorsed by none other than Richard Williams and if you don’t know who that is then you are not a lawn tennis fan.
She has also won a scholarship to the famous Nick Bolletteri Academy in Bradenton, USA and has racked up a slew of accolades including winning her first International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Girls’ 18 years and under event.
Former Jaguar Coach Dover relishing working in professional environment
Former coach of the Golden Jaguars team Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover says he is relishing working in his new professional environment.
Since relinquishing ties with the Golden Jaguars and Alpha United football teams, where he served as head coach, Dover, along with Kavin Pearce, have landed contracts with Caledonia AIA in Trinidad and Tobago.
Coach pleased with Jaguars despite losing all three matches at Parbo Bier Cup
Newly-appointed coach of Guyana’s senior national football team Paul James told Stabroek Sport yesterday that although his side failed to come up with a win at the recently-concluded Parbo Bier Cup in Suriname, he was generally satisfied with their performance.
GSDF Guyana Representative Lawrence Griffith appointed Manager of 'Golden Jaguars'
The Guyana Football Federation has appointed Lawrence “Sparrow’ Griffith as Manager of the Senior National Team “The Golden Jaguars”. The team is expected to leave Guyana for Suriname on Monday 1st June 2009 for the Bi Annual Parbo Bier Cup 2009. The other teams participating are Antigua, French Guiana and the Host.
A former member of the now defunct Kingston Football Club, Junior Forrester, now residing in the USA has recently started a process to install an academy in the area and residents of that area are currently benefiting from the initiative. The academy was recently opened and Forester says that he is pleased with the response.
Guyana Overseas-based Women's Football to Kick-Off -scheduled to participate in Turks & Caicos U20 Festival Tournament
In a release from the Mr. Colin Baker, President of the Guyana Sports Development Foundation, the Guyana Overseas-based Women’s Football Program is set to kick-off in June with the National Team being scheduled to participate in a four-team tournament hosted by the Turks & Caicos Football Federation.
Beach soccer to create waves in Guyana… Launch event set for Linden Town Week
Baltimore, MA (SMS) – It’s surfs up for Guyana’s football (soccer), literally.
Riding on the recent waves of favourable news, counting the past week’s report of the ‘WIN with CONCACAF in CONCACAF project’, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is poised to ride another crest when it introduces the sport of Beach Soccer, locally.
Lawrence "Sparrow" Griffith appointed GSDF Representative in Guyana
The Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Incorporated, (GSDF) a non-profit organization based in Florida, United States of America has appointed Lawrence ‘Sparrow’ Griffith as the GSDF Representative in Guyana.
In a letter dated March 1st 2009 signed by Colin Barker who is the president of the GSDF and addressed to Griffith, it said in part, “On behalf of the Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Inc, I would like to officially appoint you as the GSDF’s Representative”.
With the aim of giving back to his community, overseas-based Guyanese Junior Forrester has returned home to launch the Kingston grassroots soccer academy.
Born and bred in the Kingston community before departing these shores 16 years ago, Forrester said that this is a fulfillment of his dream of getting the children in the Kingston area off the streets and to direct their attention to something that is worthwhile and enjoyable.
The band of brothers … make that, ballweaving brothers, or rather soccer siblings … is growing. And, the ink is barely dry on one contract, before another Guyanese star nets another goal to play professional soccer in the
USA. The latest addition is striker Randolph ‘Blackhead’ Jerome who joins the growing list of Golden Jaguars players to ink a deal with a US club, following closely on the signing by colleague Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson to represent the Colorado Rapids. Click here for full story
Gregory Richardson
03-20-2009
RICHARDSON RUNS ONTO RAPIDS ROSTER ... Guyanese soccer star signs MLS deal and history
Late Friday night in Denver, a high energy song blared from his hi-tech phone. It was the Christian Metal band Holy Soldier grinding out lyrics "We are young ... we are strong ... born in this world where we know we belong" on the ring tone – an ideal inspirational idiom for Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson’s football (soccer) passion. Click here for full story
