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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.

NicknameGolden Jaguars
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
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Guyana
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameGolden Jaguars
AssociationGuyana Football Federation (GFF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachMarco Bonofiglio
CaptainDaniel Wilson
Most capsWalter Moore (77)
Top scorerOmari Glasgow (23)
Home stadiumProvidence Stadium
FIFA codeGUY
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 150 Steady (20 July 2026)[1]
Highest86 (November 2010)
Lowest185 (February 2004)
First international
 British Guiana 1–4 Trinidad and Tobago 
(British Guiana; 21 July 1905)[2]
Biggest win
 Guyana 14–0 Anguilla 
(St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda; 16 April 1998)
Biggest defeat
Suriname 9–0 British Guiana 
(Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952)
Suriname 9–0 British Guiana 
(Aruba; 9 February 1953)
 Guyana 0–9 Mexico 
(Santa Ana, United States; 2 December 1987)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage (2019)
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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).

2020present

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

Kit sponsorship

More information Kit supplier, Period ...
Kit supplier Period
Germany Uhlsport2002–2004
Germany Adidas2005–2007
None (In House)2008–2010
Haiti Plus One2011
Colombia Saeta2012–2015
United Kingdom Admiral2016
Japan Squadra2018
United States Capelli Sport2019–2023
United States SQ Apparel2024
Spain Meyba2025–present
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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  Bonaire North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Report (GFA)
Report (BFF)
  • Clijdesdale 16'
Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
18 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series Antigua and Barbuda  1–4  Guyana North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Referee: Andrew Samuel (Trinidad and Tobago)

2026

March 27 2025–26 CONCACAF Series Guyana  2–0  Dominica Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
16:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC
Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)
March 30 2025–26 CONCACAF Series Guyana  3–1  Belize Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
16:30 UTC−4
Report
  • Desmond Wade 8'
Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC
Referee: Eric de la Cruz (Cuba)

Coaching staff

As of 11 July 2026

Head coach Canada Marco Bonofiglio[8]
Assistant coach Guyana Samuel Cox
Strength & Conditioning Coach Guyana Renzo Patel
Team Manager Guyana Tyrese Stanley
Goalkeeping coach Guyana Evon Cobaine
Kitman Guyana Hal Portius
Head scout Guyana Romild Christie
GFF President Guyana Wayne Forde[9]
Technical director Guyana Gennarius Huxley

Coaching history

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.

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Akel Clarke (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 37) 21 0 Guyana Football Federation Slingerz
1GK Joshua Naraine (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 23) 0 0 Canadian Soccer Association Pickering
1GK Grant Wyles (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 21) 0 0 United States Soccer Federation Niagara Purple Eagles

2DF Liam Gordon (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 27) 28 2 The Football Association Port Vale
2DF Jalen Jones (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 27) 26 2 The Football Association Dover Athletic
2DF Terence Vancooten (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 28) 20 1 The Football Association Stevenage
2DF Kvist Paul (2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 20) 2 0 Jamaica Football Federation Waterhouse
2DF Walker Shabazz-Edwards (2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 19) 1 0 The Football Association Ipswich Town

3MF Kelsey Benjamin (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 27) 39 7 Guyana Football Federation Slingerz
3MF Nathan Moriah-Welsh (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 24) 30 3 The Football Association Mansfield Town
3MF Elliot Bonds (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 26) 27 0 The Football Association Fleetwood Town
3MF Curtez Kellman (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 28) 22 0 Guyana Football Federation Slingerz
3MF Nathan Ferguson (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 30) 15 1 The Football Association Hartlepool United
3MF Raushan Ritch (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 26) 7 0 Guyana Football Federation Slingerz
3MF Kyle Reid (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 21) 2 0 Unknown
3MF Shemar Scott (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 25) 0 0 Guyana Football Federation Guyana Defence Force
3MF Brandon Solomon (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Guyana Football Federation Police

4FW Omari Glasgow (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 22) 37 23 United States Soccer Federation Monterey Bay
4FW Osaze De Rosario (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 25) 13 13 United States Soccer Federation Seattle Sounders
4FW Enoch George (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 23) 6 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Scheveningen
4FW Maliq Cadogan (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 22) 5 0 The Football Association Peterborough Sports
4FW Reiss Elliott-Parris (2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 18) 0 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Bryan Wharton (2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 18) 2 0 Guyana Football Federation Slingerz
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past year.

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Quillan Roberts (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 31) 24 0 New Zealand Western Suburbs v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
GK Kai McKenzie-Lyle (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 28) 14 1 Kosovo Ferizaj v.  Montserrat, 10 June 2025

DF Leo Lovell (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 29) 29 2 Guyana Slingerz v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
DF Romaine Brackenbridge (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 31) 4 0 Guyana Slingerz v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
DF Marcus Wilson (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 24) 3 0 Guyana Slingerz v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
DF Colin Nelson (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 35) 36 1 Guyana Guyana Defence Force v.  Montserrat, 10 June 2025
DF Reiss Greenidge (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 30) 13 0 England Maidstone United v.  Montserrat, 10 June 2025

MF Stephen Duke-McKenna (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 26) 30 4 England Harrogate Town v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF Ryan Hackett (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 26) 10 0 Guyana Police v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF Darron Niles (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 23) 6 0 Guyana Slingerz v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF Neron Barrow (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 22) 2 0 Guyana Police v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF Daniel Wilson (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 32) 66 1 Guyana Western Tigers v.  Montserrat, 10 June 2025
MF Nicholas McArthur (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 24) 4 0 Guyana Guyana Police v.  Montserrat, 10 June 2025

FW Deon Moore (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 27) 15 5 England Maidstone United v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
FW Liam Butts (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 25) 3 0 United States Atlanta United 2 v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
FW Chris Macey (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Guyana Guyana Defence Force v.  Montserrat, 10 June 2025

INJ Withdrew due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from the national team.
WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

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Player records

Players in bold are still active with Guyana.
As of 30 March 2026[11]

Most appearances

Walter Moore is Guyana's most capped player with 77 appearances.
More information Rank, Player ...
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
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Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
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
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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

More information FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup qualification ...
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
West Germany 1974 Did not enter Declined participation
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 210123
Spain 1982 6204813
Mexico 1986 201112
Italy 1990 200205
United States 1994 201123
France 1998 200218
South Korea Japan 2002 Suspended by FIFA Suspended by FIFA
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 200218
South Africa 2010 200213
Brazil 2014 124261430
Russia 2018 202066
Qatar 2022 410348
Canada Mexico United States 2026 420264
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total0/1342106264693
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CONCACAF Gold Cup

More information CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record, Qualification record ...
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
El Salvador 1963Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977Did not qualify 210123
Honduras 1981 6204813
1985 201112
1989 200205
United States 1991 6213915
Mexico United States 1993 310237
United States 1996 200207
United States 1998Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2000Did not qualify 51221912
United States 2002 320143
Mexico United States 2003 210122
United States 2005Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2007Did not qualify 9711287
United States 2009 513175
United States 2011 301216
United States 2013 84041511
Canada United States 2015 301204
United States 2017 63032112
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019Group stage13th301239 Squad 4301143
United States 2021 Did not qualify 73131214
Canada United States 2023 8323917
Canada United States 2025 83141721
TotalGroup stage1/28301239 93 37 14 43 172 169
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CONCACAF Nations League

More information CONCACAF Nations League record, 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 Same position United States 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 B B 6 3 1 2 8 14 Same position United States 2023
2023–24 B D 5 5 0 0 20 5 Rise United States 2024
2024–25 A A 4 0 1 3 5 13 Decrease United States 2025 Did not qualify
Total 21 11 3 7 45 42 Total 0 Titles
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Caribbean Cup

More information CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record, Qualification record ...
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Trinidad and Tobago 1978Did not qualify 200214
Suriname 1979Did not enter Did not enter
Puerto Rico 1981
French Guiana 1983Did not qualify 412135
Barbados 1985 211011
Martinique 1988 200205
Barbados 1989Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1990Did not qualify 302116
Jamaica 1991Fourth place4th4103414 211051
Trinidad and Tobago 1992Did not qualify 311145
Jamaica 1993 310237
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 200214
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 200207
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 210133
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 411259
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 3111174
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 201124
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 320143
Barbados 2005Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2007Group stage5th311145 6600242
Jamaica 2008Did not qualify 513175
Martinique 2010Group stage8th301216 641194
Antigua and Barbuda 2012Did not qualify 6303119
Jamaica 2014 301204
Martinique 2017 63032112
TotalFourth place3/2510226925 71271529122104
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Honours

Friendly

  • Martinez Shield (3): 1929, 1931, 1932[3]

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