… Ready for Haiti challenge

Remember the name Omari Glasgow!
AT just 18 years old, Glasgow is one of the Caribbean’s rising stars in the sport of football and from the looks of things, the Beterverwagting youth is ready to embrace stardom.
Glasgow has scored three goals in Guyana’s Nations League campaign from two matches and is looking ahead to his challenge against Haiti on Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Since bursting onto the scene at the club level in Guyana, it was obvious that Omari Glasgow would have been someone special. However, no one knew that it would have been this soon.
Glasgow completed a move from Fruta Conquerors to Major League Soccer (MLS) side, Chicago Fire, in January where he’s currently competing in the MLS Next Pro League, scoring twice in his three outings.

However, Glasgow has been impressive for Guyana, since his suiting up for the Senior National team against The Bahamas, in the Golden Jaguars’ run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
The diminutive, but nifty forward, scored on debut and followed that up with two goals against Barbados.

With his double against Montserrat and single strike against Bermuda at home, Glasgow now has six International goals in nine outings.
NCN Sport caught up with Glasgow following another inspiring performance to help Guyana rebound, once again, to pick up three points.

“From a team standpoint, I think we fought hard, but for me, I think I could have done way better. But we’re not looking at my standpoint right now; we’re looking at the team. I think we came out and worked hard and it was a good performance from us today,” Glasgow said.

Asked about living up to the high expectations of fans and football pundits, Glasgow said, “To be honest, yes (I feel pressured). I think the fans at home are expecting a lot from me (against Bermuda); but I was a bit nervous, I’m not going to lie, but I’m going to go back to the training pitch and work for Haiti (contest) on Saturday.”

What’s next for Omari is still left to be seen. But for now, Guyanese can enjoy the show.
Omari is on the pace of surpassing the country’s all-time leading goal-scorer, Nigel ‘Power’ Codrington.

Codrington dazzled the Caribbean with his goal-scoring ability, finding the net 18 times – the most by any Guyanese internationally – during the 26 games he played for the Golden Jaguars.