THE Golden Jaguars yesterday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry, and were assured of Government’s support. Prime Minister Nagamootoo, speaking with members of the Guyana Football Association and members of the Golden Jaguars team at his office located within the Ministry of the Presidency, noted that he is fully confident that the team will “give their best and make us proud.”
“The Guyana team is always a winning team and we are confident that the team will give their best in the qualifying games,” the prime minister asserted.
Nagamootoo urged the team to play a clean game, “we don’t want the yellow cards and the red cards.” He assured the Jaguars that they have the Government’s full support and urged that all Guyanese make a special effort to support the Golden Jaguars on their home game against St Vincent & the Grenadines on June 14 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Chairman of the Normalisation Committee of the Guyana Football Federation, Clinton Urling, thanked the prime minister for meeting with the team on such short notice. He explained that the team will be playing two games in the qualifying round of the World Cup. The first game will be played in St Vincent & The Grenadines on June 10 and the second match will be here in Guyana on June 14 at the National Stadium.
He noted that the team comprises persons that would have played international football in various clubs across the world and “we also have some local players who reside in Guyana and are also fantastic players.”
Minister within the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport Nicolette Henry, wished the team “all the best in the World Cup qualifying matches” and urged persons to support the Golden Jaguars on their home court on June 14.