• team heading to Suriname for warm-up Goodwill

NEXT year, Guyana will host the inaugural Legends Republic Cup  football tournament at the GCC Ground, Bourda.

Thomas United Masters Football Club, the organisers of the competition have begun preparing to represent this country in the international tournament set for February 19-22, 2026.

In preparation for the international engagement, the team will be going to Suriname from tomorrow (October 18 – 20) to play two goodwill matches to get necessary game readiness and test their skills against worthy opposition ahead of the tournament.

They will battle West Boys out of Nickerie and SV Goejabe from Paramaribo.

Some of the players set to represent Guyana in Suriname and at the international competition are Sir Anthony Stanton, Dion Barnwell, Christopher Barnwell, Errol Soloman, Andrew Docker Bright, Paul D’Anrdrade, Shawn Oneil and Nigel ‘speedbird’ Massiah, among others.

The team is set to leave on Saturday overland and travel to the neighbouring country by way of the ferry crossing at the Guyana-Suriname border.

The team manager is Paul D’Andrade, with the team sponsored by Banks DIH through their I-cee brand and Guyana Brewery Inc under the Coors Light Beer Brand.

Meanwhile, the international tournament will feature teams from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Suriname, the USA, Canada, St Vincent, Grenada and St Lucia.

The international teams will battle in the over 40 and over 50 categories.

The over 50 winning side will pocket $2,500 USD and the over 40 $3000 USD.