FORMER Golden Jaguars defender Walter Moore and his club FF Jaro coach Kristian Heames will conduct a talent identification programme in Guyana from May 19 to 21, which will result in potential players being identified for trials and possible professional contracts in Europe.

This initiative is part of the new philosophy of the technical programme of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), which actively seeks to involve past and present national players as part of the technical development programme.
Moore and Heames will participate along with Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson in the national U-17 camp scheduled for the same period and will be involved in the assessment of players as well as coaching sessions.
“Walter will be speaking to the players about his experiences and the opportunities in professional football that are open to young Guyanese players in Europe,” Technical Director, Ian Greenwood said.
“His vision to expose potential players to European club trials later in the year shows his commitment to give back to football in Guyana and to be a part of the brand new Technical Development Strategy. I am truly excited about the project and looking forward to seeing Walter deliver coaching sessions with the squad,” said Greenwood.
Greenwood describes the talent identification programme trip as an “excellent opportunity for our national U-17s to be exposed to the perfect role model in Walter Moore who has given so much to Guyanese football over the years.”
Moore will join the list of former national players who are employed by the GFF in the execution of the technical development programmes, the others being Charles Pollard, Bryan Joseph, Anthony Benfield, Tricia Munroe and Akilah Castello.
Moore will retire from international football after appearing in 103 games for Guyana at all levels.
The 32-year-old made the announcement after a 4-2 loss to visiting Jamaica eliminated the Golden Jaguars from the 2016/17 Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup.
Moore, a member of Caledonia AIA’s CFU Club Championship title-winning side in 2012, says while he won’t be contributing on the field, there are other ways that he can assist the Guyana cause.
Moore competed for Guyana for more than a decade and was part of numerous memorable moments. He was a member of the squad that got past Bermuda, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago to advance to the third round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup; the farthest the nation ever advanced in the competition.