BARBADOS national men’s football team arrived at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport yesterday ‘oozing’ with confidence, ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against Guyana, tomorrow, at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, from 19:00hrs.

Three years ago (2015) was the last time Barbados faced Guyana when the game ended in a 2-2 draw, in an international friendly.

However, this time around, according to Rashad Jules, things are different and the stakes are higher, since the CONCACAF Nations League will also serve as a qualifier for next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Jules told reporters that while he’s ignorant of the Golden Jaguars’ team composition, the last time the two countries met the result was favourable, but this time around, with a lot at stakes, his side is looking to leave the shores of the ‘Mighty Kaieteur’ with three points.

Asked about the opus of his team, Jules, who plays with Old Road FC in Antigua and Barbuda, noted, “We have a pretty young squad and we did everything we needed to do to prepare for the tournament and this game (against Guyana). Our team is a mixture of youth and experience, some local and overseas (players).”

March 6, 1999 (19 years ago) marked the last time Barbados defeated Guyana (2-0), in Bridgetown during the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup.

Following tomorrow’s game against the Golden Jaguars, Barbados will face El Salvador on October 13, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) on November 18, and will wrap-up their Nations League qualifier on March 24, 2019 against Nicaragua.