Blue Water U15 League launched in New Amsterdam

Development League was launched on Wednesday in New Amsterdam, Berbice with an impressive match between Cougars Football Club and Vryman’s Erven

Secondary School. Cougars Football Club won 2-0 at the Scott School Ground in New Amsterdam thanks to goals by Annalisa Hinds and Xianna Castello. The match was played before cheering team-mates, classmates, parents, and supporters.

Women’s Football Association (WFA) President Andrea Johnson congratulated both teams, and stressed that the WFA, in partnership with the GFF, was working to ensure the league is played throughout Guyana.

“I am extremely happy today. I want to congratulate both teams for their participation. Special congratulations to Cougars Football Club on their victory. I also want to encourage other schools, villages, communities, and clubs to get on board with this development programme,” Johnson shared.

She added: “WFA and GFF will continue to work assiduously together to have tournaments that will help foster our young girls and women in football so they can become better individuals in our society.”

So far, six secondary schools in New Amsterdam have signed up for the development league, which is also being played in Georgetown, Linden and the Rupununi.

GFF President Wayne Forde and the Council are committed to elevating women’s football through the identification of new talent and creation of strategic developmental programmes, including the Blue Water U15 Girls’ Development League.

23 named in squad for Golden Jags’...

The team will play their first game against home team Bermuda on March 25, after which they will head to Barbados to face Monserrat on March 28, in what should have been Guyana’s home game.

The Golden Jaguars squad reads:

Goalkeepers

1. Quillan Roberts (Western Suburbs FC, New Zealand)

2. Akel Clarke (Slingerz FC, Guyana)

3. Kai Mckenzie-Lyle (Welling United FC, UK)

Defenders

4. Colin Nelson (GDF,

Guyana)

5. Jeremy Garrett (Slingerz FC, Guyana)

6. Jaylen Jones (Cray Wanderers FC, UK)

7. Bayli Spencer Adams (Leicester City FC, UK)

8. Marcus Wilson (Caledonia AIA, Trinidad)

9. Liam Gordon (Walsall FC, UK)

10. Kadel Daniel (Folkestone Invicta FC, UK)

11. Samuel Cox (Welling United FC, UK)

12. Johnny Grant (York United, Canada)

Midfielders

13. Curtez Kelman (Police SC, Guyana)

14. Daniel Wilson

(Western Tigers, Guyana)

15. Nathan Moriah Welch (Newport County FC, UK)

16. Elliot Bonds (Cheltenham FC, UK)

17. Leo Lovell (Slingerz FC, Guyana) Forwards

18. Emery Welshman (Forge FC, Canada)

19. Omari Glasgow (Chicago Fire, USA)

20. Pernel Schultz (Police SC, Guyana )

21. Trayon Bobb (Western Tigers, Guyana)

22. Kelsey Benjamin (GDF, Guyana)

23. Tre Medford (Boston United FC, UK)