Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz is currently not with the training squad in Florida as they prepare for the Gold Cup preliminary match on June 17 against Grenada in Miami.
Shabazz is currently awaiting approval for a US Visa.

However, his deputy, Wayne Dover, says the off-field issue is no distraction and that the coach is still planning the detailed training sessions for Miami.
The Trinidad-born was reappointed head coach in September 2021, making it his fourth installment.

At the time, Shabaaz did not have a US Visa owing to legal issues, as in the past, he did not travel with the team to the United States of America.
Golden Jaguars’ preparation for this mission started May 26 in Kingston, Jamaica, but Shabaaz was still absent due to his passport being in the embassy.
From June 5, the training squad moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

On Friday, the team’s management stated they were not distracted by the coach’s absence, and he is still playing a key role in developing tactics and a programme for success.
The management is optimistic he could soon be granted permission to travel.

“In the absence of the Head Coach, I am very much comfortable because I am not a stranger to being in a position leading the Golden Jaguars, but the good thing is that the absence of the head coach is only physical as we are going as a staff to execute our job.”

The final 23-man squad is expected to be named soon, and the assistant coach feels all players are “fighting” to make the final cut, and he is satisfied with the increased fitness levels of players.
On Saturday, they will play Martinique in an International friendly in Palm Beach Gardens from 18:30hrs.

Should Guyana defeat Grenada, they will play the winner of Guadalupe vs Trinidad and Tobago on June 20 for a spot in the group stages (Round-of-16).
All preliminary matches are being held at the DRV PNK Stadium in Miami. In 2019.

Guyana qualified for the group stage of the Gold Cup for the first time since the competition started in 1991.