GOLDEN JAGUARS TO PLAY HISTORIC FRIENDLY

Against Ethiopia

The Golden Jaguars will play a historic international friendly against Ethiopia on July 8 in the United States. The fixture between Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Team and the Ethiopian Football Federation Men’s National Team will take place at the Subaru Park in Philadelphia from 7:30 p.m This will be the first time Guyana will play an Africa team since the federationwasfounded121yearsago.

The announcement was made by Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde on May 20. “The Guyana Football Federation is the oldest Federation in Concacaf. WebecameaFederationin1902andarenow121 years old and among the oldest football Federations on the planet. In all of these years, July 8th, 2023 will be the very first time our Senior Men’steamwillfaceanAfricanNation.

This is truly an amazing opportunity to punctuate a proud and historic moment in the history of our Nation’s football. The game will be played on the heels of our beloved Golden Gold Cupqualificationfixtures,soweareallconfidentof asolidperformanceofourBoys,”Fordesaid.FIFA World Ranking has Guyana’s senior men’s team at 170 and Ethiopia, the one-time Africa Cup of Nations champions, at 142 as of April 2023. Teams are ranked using a points system on international form based on their current performances. The July clash is expected to be memorable, both teams are quick on the pitch and have the ability to secure multiple goals. It will also beEthiopia’sfirsttimeplayingintheUnitedStates.