The selection of Guyana finally finds itself in the qualifying phase of the Gold Cup, the Caribbean Nations Cup. The first leg of the play-offs this November 14 against Belize, who will play at home.
The challenge is still the same for the Guyanese team: to qualify for the 2025 Gold Cup in the United States.
The selection of Guyana had several possibilities but the route through the League failed with the last defeat against Nicaragua last month.
From now on, all that remains is this barrage against the leaders of the lower divisions. For the Guyanese players, it is Belize who faces them. A well-known opponent of the Guyanese who finished first in his group in League C.
The winner of this double confrontation will have to compete in the Gold Cup preliminaries in June 2025 to win their ticket to the United States.
It must be admitted, this match is clearly a “SAVE THE HOMELAND” operation for the group who left yesterday, 24 hours before the match. We know that the package would have been a disaster for Guyanese football due to the administrative and financial sanctions planned by Concacaf.
16 players are selected for this mission. They are almost all from the championship, mostly young people.
But only 15 were able to get on the plane. They are expected to arrive at 2:30 p.m. in Belize, 8 hours before kickoff.
Unusual conditions for playing an international match. But now, the feat is still possible and this group is determined to bring back a result from Belize.
This experimental selection will have to push its talent, because, since 2019, in 6 confrontations between the 2 selections, Belize has obtained 3 victories (2/0) (2/0) (1/0) and Guyana two defeats (0 /3) (0/1) and a 1/1 draw.
It remains for this new team built in haste to do better.
The meeting can be followed on our channels from 10 p.m. It will be commented on by journalist Olivier Damone in the company of the consultant; Thierry Deneef…
