By Rawle Toney in Houston, Texas

SUNDAY, February 14, will be a red-letter day for Guyana’s senior female national football team, when they take on Guatemala at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas.Guyana went down 5-0 to Canada last Thursday, when they kicked off their CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier campaign.
The result against Canada, coupled with the fact that Guatemala also lost 2-1 to Trinidad and Tobago in their first game, means that Guyana will have to beat their Central American counterparts and hope that the Canadians do the same to the ladies from the Twin Island Republic.
It will be the first meeting between Guyana and Guatemala in female football (men played twice) and one where both countries will want to earn their first three points in the tournament, with a hope of winning another to be one of the two teams in Group ‘B’ to advance.
Guyana, by virtue of their defeat against Canada, are -5 as compared to Guatemala’s -1.
Head coach Mark Rodrigues’ ladies were superb defensively, even though they gave up five goals, but against a superior Canadian side.
Canada defeated France 1-0 to take bronze at the London Olympic Games, while Guyana were playing again, for only the third time since featuring at the 2010 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Cancun, Mexico.
The Lady Jags deserve much respect and recognition for their continued effort and success whenever they are assembled, taking into consideration the fact they play pro bono and meagre finances for proper preparation.