GUYANESE FIFA referee Sherwin Moore and FIFA assistant referee Trevor Porter will officiate at the finals of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup, scheduled for June 22-25 in Martinique.
Stanley Lancaster, head of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Refereeing Department said this is a positive step for Guyana, since “it shows that we have the quality referees to officiate at the highest level. We’ve seen Kevin Stephens do his part at the CONCACAF U-17 finals in Panama and now we’re seeing Trevor Porter and Sherwin Moore participate in the Scotiabank finals in Martinique.”
According to Lancaster, “With the developmental programmes that we now have in place we should see more of our officials move from the national programme to compete among the best in our region. Congratulations to the two match officials. We offer our complete support and wish them well throughout the tournament.”
Moore, along with Porter, Venton Mars and Sherwin Johnson, formed a Guyanese quartet that officiated in several rounds from the commencement of the Caribbean Cup tournament in 2017 leading up to the final.
Moore’s appointment also follows his participation in the final round of the Caribbean Club football championship in May as a fourth official.
The four teams vying for the top spot are Jamaica, French Guiana, Curacao and hosts Martinique.
Today, French Guiana will play Jamaica at 18:00hrs, while Curacao will tackle Martinique at 20:30hrs.
The final and third-place game will take place on Sunday when the opening day’s losers will come up against each other and the winners will contest the final.
The four Caribbean Cup final-round teams have already qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup to be played in July.