THE Golden Jaguars arrived in Puerto Rico on Saturday in the continuation of their quest to lift the Caribbean Football Union Scotiabank 2016 Men’s Caribbean Cup scheduled for tomorrow.They departed Guyana on Friday in high anticipation of the match-up with Puerto Rico after defeating Anguilla 7 – nil last Tuesday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

With the team’s arrival, Assistant Coach, Wayne “Wiggy” Dover said the team began training immediately, adding: “The team had their first session this morning [Saturday] at the Bayamon Training facility. Our session lasted 90 minutes.”

“After the warm-up, which was 20 minutes, we did 20 minutes possession work then the main part – defensive organisation – which lasted for 50 minutes then we concluded on ‘finishing’ for 20 minutes,” continued Dover.

However, while the training session was scheduled for two hours, it was cut short as the heat was too much for some of the overseas-based players.

The squad includes seven overseas-based players in Neil Danns (England); Samuel Cox (England); Walter Moore (Finland); Brandon Beresford (U.S.A); Christopher Nurse (Puerto Rico); Marcel Barrington (England); and Anthony Whyte (Canada).

(See below a complete breakdown of the squad)

Training recommenced yesterday focused on the technical aspects of the game including attack, transition and team organisation.

Round one of the CFU 2016 Scotiabank Men’s Caribbean Cup will conclude on March 29 with Round two set for June 1 – 7, while Round three will take place from October 3 – 9. The Fifth Place Playoff will be held from November 7 – 15 before the finals in May 2017.

Among the other teams participating in the tournament are Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, St. Kitts & Nevis, Grenada, St. Maarten, United States Virgin Islands, Cuba, Bermuda, French Guiana, Barbados, Curacao, Guadeloupe, St. Martin, Suriname, Martinique, British Virgin Islands and Dominica. Games will be played in 21 countries.