Nurse calls for major 12th Man Support

Captain of the Golden Jaguars football team Christopher Nurse has placed a challenge at the feet of Guyanese people to provide the vital 12th man support in their home game against St Vincent this evening at the National Stadium Providence.
St Vincent and the Grenadines drew 2-2 with the ‘Golden Jaguars’ in their opening match of the 2018 World Cup Qualifier at the Arnos Vale Stadium last Wednesday, putting head coach Cornelius Huggins’ men in a must-win situation tonight.
Speaking yesterday, Nurse indicated that fans play and integral role in building the team’s confidence. “We need this win not only to carry our team forward to the next round of world cup qualification, but it’s a big win for Guyana’s football Development holistically, so we need all of our fans to come out and be the 12th man today and really give us the extra support and get behind the team .
We are going to go out there and give our best regardless of the result, we are going to be proud of our performance and the players on the field, and we hope the whole of Guyana can come out and support us.”
Meanwhile, the four overseas based players that were ineligible for the away leg due to citizenship problems will be available to start for the Jags on Sunday after securing the citizenship on Friday. This is seen as a major boost by Nurse.
He said that the quartet’s return will ensure that there is more depth in the squad but also thanked those who stepped up at short notice in the away leg on Wednesday.
The Jaguars captain indicated that the 2-2 result in that away leg now sets up an interesting contest on Sunday. “We’ve not lost here to a Caribbean Team since 2007 so Guyana is very difficult for Caribbean teams to come here and get a result, and we’re very confident that we can perform and play well here against Caribbean opposition so Sunday’s game is going to be very exciting.”
The squad: GOALKEEPERS: Akel Clarke and Derrick Carter; DEFENDERS: Matthew Briggs, Collin Nelson, Jamaal Smith, Adrian Butters, Samuel Cox and Dwain Jacobs; MIDFIELD: Vurlon Mills, Ricky Shakes, Brandon Beresford and Christopher Nurse (captain), Konata Manning, Trayon Bobb, Walter Moore, Eon Alleyne and Neil Danns; FORWARDS: Emery Welshman, Sheldon Holder, Marcel Barrington and Daniel Wilson. HEAD COACH, Jamaal Shabazz; ASST. COACH, Wayne Dover; GOALKEEPING COACH, Andrew Hazel; EQUIPMENT MANAGER, Trevor Burnett; MANAGERS: Mark Xavier and Faizal Khan; TRAINER, Anson Ambrose; PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Duane Saunders and Beverley Nelson. (Stephan Sookram)