Guyana national football team
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The Guyana national football team represents Guyana in men's international football, which is governed by the Guyana Football Federation founded in 1902. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1968, and although it is a country geographically located in South America, it has been an affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961 (as British Guiana until its independence in 1966). Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
| Nickname | Golden Jaguars | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Guyana Football Federation (GFF) | |||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | |||
| Head coach | Marco Bonofiglio | |||
| Captain | Daniel Wilson | |||
| Most caps | Walter Moore (77) | |||
| Top scorer | Omari Glasgow (23) | |||
| Home stadium | Providence Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | GUY | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 150 | |||
| Highest | 86 (November 2010) | |||
| Lowest | 185 (February 2004) | |||
| First international | ||||
(British Guiana; 21 July 1905)[2] | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
(St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 16 April 1998) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
(Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952) (Aruba; 9 February 1953) (Santa Ana, United States; 2 December 1987) | ||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2019) | |||
Guyana has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2019, and has also participated once in League A and three times in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League. Regionally, the team finished fourth place in the 1991 Caribbean Cup.
History
British Guiana (1905–1966)
Guyana (then British Guiana) played its first international football match on 21 July 1905, a 4–1 defeat against neighboring British colony Trinidad and Tobago. Its next match was almost 16 years later, on 28 January 1921, a 2–1 away victory against Suriname. The two teams met again in Suriname on 27 August 1923, in the Martinez Shield, and this time the home side won 2–1. British Guiana regularly participated in the Martinez Shield between 1923 and 1933, winning the tournament in 1929, 1931, and 1932.[3]
It played two more matches against Trinidad and Tobago in Suriname in 1937, both resulting in defeats: 3–0 and 3–2. In 1944, British Guiana participated in a triangular tournament in Trinidad and Tobago, facing its national team and Barbados. It won two matches against Barbados (1–0 and 3–0) before drawing 1–1 and losing 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago. In the final of this triangular tournament, it again lost 3–0 to Trinidad and Tobago.
In November 1947 British Guiana played in a Standard Life tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.[4] They beat the hosts 2–1 in their opening game on 5 November before beating Jamaica 2–0 the very next day. On 10 November they drew 0–0 with Jamaica before losing 2–0 to Trinidad and Tobago in the last game on 14 November.
British Guiana played its first home games in 1950 against Trinidad and Tobago: these were British Guiana's first matches since the Standard Life tournament. British Guiana lost 1–0 and 4–1 before winning 1–0. The last match played under the name British Guiana was the 1–1 draw against Barbados in January 1966.[5]
1966–2006
After gaining independence in 1966, Guyana played its first official competitive matches during the qualifiers for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship against Suriname. The first match, away, was lost 4–1 and the home match on 21 September 1971 was lost 3–2 as Suriname advanced 7–3 on aggregate. In 1976 Guyana entered its first ever World Cup qualification campaign with the aim of reaching the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Guyana and Suriname were drawn in a two-legged preliminary in the Caribbean section of CONCACAF qualification and Guyana won the first leg 2–0 at home on 4 July 1976. The second leg in Paramaribo was lost 3–0 which allowed Suriname to advance.
Guyana participated in its first Caribbean Cup finals in 1991, where it finished in 4th place. But the 2000s got off to a bad start with a FIFA suspension which prevented him from participating in the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup.
Guyana had a remarkable calendar year in 2006, with eleven successive wins, including five CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers.[6] These results boosted Guyana's spot in the FIFA World Rankings by 87 spots in little over a year. As a consequence, the team rose to the top 12 in CONCACAF and were in the third rank of seeds in the World Cup qualifying draw.
2006–2019
Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 and 2010
At the 2006–07 Caribbean Nations Cup, Guyana finished top of Group A in Stage One, then top of Group H in Stage Two (which they hosted), and finished 3rd in the Bobby Sookram Group, missing out on a semi-final berth on goal difference alone. Had Guyana reached the semi-finals, they would have qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Having qualified for the final phase of the 2010 Caribbean Cup, held in Martinique, Guyana finished last in Group I with one point from a 1–1 draw with Guadeloupe.
2014 World Cup qualifying
With the return of international coach Jamaal Shabazz, Guyana finished top of a group containing Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Bermuda to reach the third round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. They qualified with one game to go with a 2–1 home win against Trinidad and Tobago on 11 November 2011.
Guyana organised friendly matches in 2012 against Panama (20 May), Colombia (28 May) and Bolivia (15 August) for the first team. In the third round group, they finished last, behind Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador, with one point from their six matches.
Lack of football 2013/14
From November 2012 to October 2014 Guyana did not play a single international fixture. This amongst other factors led to FIFA stepping in and removing the GFF executive at the end of 2014.[7]
2015 and 2016 return of the Golden Jaguars
With FIFA stepping into Guyana once again, a FIFA Normalisation Committee was installed to regularise football in Guyana. With this came the search for a National Team Head Coach with Jamaal Shabazz reinstalled initially for one game versus Barbados on February 2, 2015. As Guyana had lost many first team players to retirement since 2012, the squad was a new younger group with major gaps in the goalkeeper and defensive areas.
First CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2019
Having finished 7th in the 2019–2020 CONCACAF Nations League qualifiers, the Guyanese team have earned the right to participate for the first time in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the 2019 edition.
Placed in Group D of the tournament alongside the host country (the United States), Panama and Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana was eliminated in the first round with only one draw (1–1 against Trinidad and Tobago).
2020−present
During the qualifying tournaments for the 2022 and 2026 World Cups, Guyana was quickly eliminated (1st round and 2nd round in 2022 and 2026 respectively).
Promoted to League A of the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League, the Golden Jaguars were immediately relegated. They missed the opportunity to compete in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, being eliminated in the prelims by Guatemala in two legs (3–2 and 0–2).
Team image
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2025
| 15 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Guyana | 2–1 | | North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
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Report (GFA) Report (BFF) |
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Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium |
| 18 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–4 | | North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Andrew Samuel (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2026
| March 27 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Guyana | 2–0 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| 16:30 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti) |
| March 30 2025–26 CONCACAF Series | Guyana | 3–1 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| 16:30 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Eric de la Cruz (Cuba) |
Coaching staff
As of 11 July 2026[update]
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | |
| Team Manager | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Kitman | |
| Head scout | |
| GFF President | |
| Technical director |
Coaching history
Feroze Usman (1975–82)
Mervyn Wilson (1983)
Lennox Arthur (1984–1987)
Mervyn Wilson (1988)
Gordon Braithwaite (1991–1992)
Mervyn Wilson (1993–1994)
Earl O'Neal (1996)
Deryck White (1998)
Joseph Wilson (2000–2002)
Neider dos Santos (2002–2004)
Jamaal Shabazz (2005–2009)
Wayne Dover (2009–2010)
Jamaal Shabazz (2011–2012)
Denzil Thompson (2014)
Jamaal Shabazz (2015–2016)
Wayne Dover (2017)
Michael Johnson (2018–2019)
Márcio Máximo (2019–2021)
Jamaal Shabazz (2021–2024)
Wayne Dover (2024–2025)
Thomas Dooley (2025–2026)
Marco Bonofiglio (2026-)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 CONCACAF Series matches against Dominica and Belize on 27 and 31 March 2026; respectively.[10]
Caps and goals updated as of 30 March 2026, after the match against Belize.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Akel Clarke | 25 October 1988 | 21 | 0 | ||
| GK | Joshua Naraine | 22 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Grant Wyles | 3 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Liam Gordon | 15 May 1999 | 28 | 2 | ||
| DF | Jalen Jones | 13 November 1998 | 26 | 2 | ||
| DF | Terence Vancooten | 29 December 1997 | 20 | 1 | ||
| DF | Kvist Paul | 1 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Walker Shabazz-Edwards | 4 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kelsey Benjamin | 8 May 1999 | 39 | 7 | ||
| MF | Nathan Moriah-Welsh | 18 March 2002 | 30 | 3 | ||
| MF | Elliot Bonds | 23 March 2000 | 27 | 0 | ||
| MF | Curtez Kellman | 6 March 1998 | 22 | 0 | ||
| MF | Nathan Ferguson | 12 October 1995 | 15 | 1 | ||
| MF | Raushan Ritch | 5 April 2000 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kyle Reid | 3 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Unknown | |
| MF | Shemar Scott | 27 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brandon Solomon | 4 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Omari Glasgow | 22 November 2003 | 37 | 23 | ||
| FW | Osaze De Rosario | 19 July 2001 | 13 | 13 | ||
| FW | Enoch George | 23 May 2003 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | Maliq Cadogan | 25 February 2004 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | Reiss Elliott-Parris | 4 November 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bryan Wharton | 28 August 2007 | 2 | 0 | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the past year.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Quillan Roberts | 13 September 1994 | 24 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Kai McKenzie-Lyle | 30 November 1997 | 14 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Leo Lovell | 6 December 1996 | 29 | 2 | v. | |
| DF | Romaine Brackenbridge | 13 September 1994 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Marcus Wilson | 19 April 2002 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Colin Nelson | 9 August 1991 | 36 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Reiss Greenidge | 10 August 1996 | 13 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Stephen Duke-McKenna | 17 August 2000 | 30 | 4 | v. | |
| MF | Ryan Hackett | 11 September 1999 | 10 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Darron Niles | 3 May 2003 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Neron Barrow | 14 March 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Daniel Wilson | 1 November 1993 | 66 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Nicholas McArthur | 21 December 2001 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Deon Moore | 14 May 1999 | 15 | 5 | v. | |
| FW | Liam Butts | 20 February 2001 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Chris Macey | 16 December 1999 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
INJ Withdrew due to injury. | ||||||
Player records
- Players in bold are still active with Guyana.
- As of 30 March 2026[11]
Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Moore | 77 | 5 | 2004–2019 |
| 2 | Daniel Wilson | 70 | 1 | 2011–present |
| 3 | Earl O'Neal | 69 | 1 | 1971–1980 |
| 4 | Charles Pollard | 60 | 3 | 1996–2012 |
| 5 | Anthony Abrams | 58 | 15 | 2004–2017 |
| 6 | Trayon Bobb | 51 | 12 | 2011–2023 |
| 7 | Howard Lowe | 46 | 1 | 2002–2010 |
| Gregory Richardson | 46 | 17 | 2002–2019 | |
| 9 | Dwain Jacobs | 42 | 1 | 2008–2017 |
| 10 | Kayode McKinnon | 41 | 4 | 2002–2012 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omari Glasgow | 23 | 37 | 0.62 | 2021–present |
| 2 | Nigel Codrington | 18 | 26 | 0.69 | 2001–2010 |
| 3 | Gregory Richardson | 17 | 46 | 0.37 | 2002–2019 |
| 4 | Anthony Abrams | 15 | 58 | 0.26 | 2004–2017 |
| 5 | Osaze De Rosario | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2023–present |
| 6 | Trayon Bobb | 12 | 51 | 0.24 | 2011–2023 |
| 7 | Neil Danns | 11 | 23 | 0.48 | 2015–2023 |
| Emery Welshman | 11 | 28 | 0.39 | 2015–2023 | |
| 9 | Randolph Jerome | 9 | 21 | 0.43 | 1998–2008 |
| Sheldon Holder | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2011–2021 | |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 to 1970 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Suspended by FIFA | Suspended by FIFA | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/13 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 46 | 93 | ||||||||
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 93 | 37 | 14 | 43 | 172 | 169 | ||
CONCACAF Nations League
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2019–20 | B | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Ineligible | ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 42 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Caribbean Cup
| CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
| Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 3/25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 71 | 27 | 15 | 29 | 122 | 104 | |
Honours
Friendly
- Martinez Shield (3): 1929, 1931, 1932[3]