MEET 20-year-old Domini Garnett, a striker who plays for Grove Hi-Tech, the recent winners of Ansa McAl’s Super 16 Knockout tournament. 

Garnett might not be your household name like forward Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson, but soon, though, the diminutive and well-built player’s name will regarded as one of the top strikers in Guyana.
Three associations participated in the inaugural tournament – Berbice, East Coast and East Bank – but behind Garnett’s dominance, Grove Hi-Tech went on a rampage to capture the crown and the $1.5M first place prize.
For finishing as the highest goalscorer (nine) and being named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Garnett was awarded $50 000 by Ansa McAl under their Stag Beer brand.
Though being in good form, the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) league winners’ striker is not happy; he wants to don the colours of the Golden Jaguars – Guyana’s senior national team.
In an exclusive interview with the Guyana Chronicle yesterday, Garnett said that he believes his time is now and with Guyana preparing for a busy year on the international circuit, the goal-hungry player believes that he should at least be shortlisted.
Earlier this week, a leaked squad went viral in the various sections of the media, but Garnett’s name was not mentioned.
“I was wondering what’s happening because I know for a fact that I had a good year and at least I should have been called,” Garnett said, after being informed that the squad was not concrete and that Chairman of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalisation Committee will made all announcements at a Press Conference set for today.
Guyana will play Barbados on January 25, in the Land of the Flying Fish as well as featuring in the Brazil 2016 Olympic Qualifiers, and Garnett, who is of age to play, says that he’s looking forward to making his debut then.
“I think I’m full of confidence and also, I’m willing to work hard because it’s my dream to play on the senior national team. I think that it should always be an honour for someone to represent their country and I want to do that at the highest level,” Garnett said.
He added “I’ve played for Riddim Squad and Western Tigers and then back to Grove Hi-Tech. I scored nine goals in the tournament the other day, but I have a chart that I keep after every game and it shows that I’ve scored 56 goals for the year (2014) in all competitions.”
Garnett said that he’s indebted to legendary defender and coach Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Braithwaite, who plays an integral role in helping him excel in the sport.

(By Rawle Toney)