GUYANA’S head coach Jamaal Shabazz announced his star-studded line-up for tonight’s encounter against Grenada at the Guyana National Stadium, stating that the game will open an avenue for him and his technical staff to see more players. 

Joining the squad is the English duo Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) and Matthew Briggs (Colchester) along with Walter Moore (Finland), Trayon Bobb and Pernell Shultz (Caledonia AIA), and goalkeeper Anthony Whyte (Sigma FC).
The rest of the squad reads: Christopher Nurse (Carolina Railhawks), Jamaal Smith (Alpha United), Daniel Whyte (Canada), Joshua Brown (Slingerz FC), King Solomon Austin (Slingerz FC), Colin Nelon (Slingerz FC), Clive Nobrega (Slingerz FC), Vurlon Mills (Slingerz FC), Eon Alleyne (Fruta Conquerors), Konata Manning (Pele), Daniel Wilson (Alpha United), Sheldon Holder (Alpha United), and Emery Welshman (Real Monarch).
Despite being reluctant to name the starting 11 for the game, Shabazz however pointed out “only five players who started the previous game will start in this game and this gives us an opportunity to widen the pool of players for the national team going forward”.
The last time the two teams met, Guyana had travelled to the ‘Spice Island’ for an international friendly on February 22, 2012 and won 2-1 with goals from Walter Moore and Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams.
“Of course the result is important!” exclaimed the Trinidadian Shabazz. He said, “It is crucial for us to see how some of the new players blend into the team like Danns and Briggs with the experience they bring. Then we have two youngsters in Shultz and young goalkeeper Whyte who get starts today and get the opportunity to gain exposure.”
Guyana defeated St Lucia 2-0 last Sunday at the same venue to pick up their first home win since September 11, 2011 against Trinidad and Tobago and it was also their first home game in over two years.
Some might want to argue with, or chastise the head coach for changing a winning formula, but Shabazz insists that “it’s not about changing a winning team but more about building the programme, looking further down the road. We want to make the team so competitive that it will give us headaches to select and that has already started to happen.”

By Rawle Toney