– MLS/ Philadelphia Union midfield player broke his foot in training

WHILE the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) remains tight-lipped, Philadelphia Union head Coach Jim Curtin announced yesterday that midfielder Warren Creavalle will miss Guyana’s 2019 Gold Cup run after breaking his foot in training.

According to Curtin, he will miss playing for the next two to four weeks due to the injury.

Creavalle, now in his fifth season with the Major League Soccer (MLS) club, was called up by Guyana but broke a bone in his foot soon after arriving with the national team.

He was a key piece in Guyana’s run to its first-ever Gold Cup appearance this year, but now the midfielder will remain with the Union as he rehabs from his injury. Creavalle has made six appearances, including two starts, thus far for the Union in 2019.

The GFF is yet to officially announce his replacement on the 23-man roster, but Brandon Beresford was called in and started during the Golden Jaguars’ 1 – 3 defeat to Haiti in their final International Friendly before heading off to their camp in Minneapolis.

Guyana opens its 2019 Gold Cup campaign against the United States on June 18 in Minneapolis.