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Guyana

Nickname	Golden Jaguars
Association	Guyana Football Federation (GFF)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marco Bonofiglio
Captain	Elliot Bonds
Most caps	Walter Moore (77)
Top scorer	Omari Glasgow (26)
Home stadium	Providence Stadium
FIFA code	GUY
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	142 8 (7 October 2026)[1]
Highest	86 (November 2010)
Lowest	185 (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
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)

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.

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.

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.

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.

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.

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.^[8]

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.

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).

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).

Kit supplier	Period
Uhlsport	2002–2004
Adidas	2005–2007
None (In House)	2008–2010
Plus One	2011
Saeta	2012–2015
Admiral	2016
Squadra	2018
Capelli Sport	2019–2023
SQ Apparel	2024
Meyba	2025–present

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

Guyana  v  Bonaire

15 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Guyana	2–1	Bonaire	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
	Duke-McKenna 5' De Rosario 77'	Report (GFA) Report (BFF)	Clijdesdale 16'	Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Guyana

18 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Antigua and Barbuda	1–4	Guyana	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
	Griffith 61' (pen.)	Report	Glasgow 12', 23' (pen.) De Rosario 71' Duke-McKenna 76'	Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Andrew Samuel (Trinidad and Tobago)

Guyana  v  Dominica

27 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Guyana	2–0	Dominica	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
16:30 UTC−4	De Rosario 28', 31'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

Guyana  v  Belize

30 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Guyana	3–1	Belize	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
16:30 UTC−4	De Rosario 2', 22', 90+1'	Report	Desmond Wade 8'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Eric de la Cruz (Cuba)

Puerto Rico  v  Guyana

24 September 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Puerto Rico	0–1	Guyana	Roseau, Dominica
		Report	De Rosario 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park

Guyana  v  Cayman Islands

27 September 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Guyana	2–0	Cayman Islands	Roseau, Dominica
	Gordon 15' De Rosario 36'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park

Dominica  v  Guyana

1 October 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Dominica	1–5	Guyana	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
	Jules 75'	Report	De Rosario 27' Glasgow 41' Moore 50' Benjamin 79' George 90'	Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium

Guyana  v  Dominica

4 October 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Guyana	8–1	Dominica	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
	Glasgow 5', 33' Moore 8', 57' Bonds 24', 75' Kellman 53' E.George 69'	Report	Cuffy 67'	Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium

Cayman Islands  v  Guyana

12 November 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Cayman Islands	v	Guyana	Georgetown, Guyana
		Report		Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility

Guyana  v  Puerto Rico

16 November 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Guyana	v	Puerto Rico	Georgetown, Guyana
		Report		Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility

As of 11 July 2026^[update]

Head coach	Marco Bonofiglio[9]
Assistant coach	John Borsellino
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Renzo Patel
Team Manager	Tyrese Stanley
Goalkeeping coach	Evon Cobaine
Kitman	Hal Portius
Head scout	Romild Christie
GFF President	Wayne Forde[10]
Technical director	Gennarius Huxley

The following players were called up for the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Puerto Rico on 24 September, Cayman Islands on 27 September, and Dominica on 1 and 4 October 2026.^[11]

Caps and goals updated as of 4 October 2026, after the match against Dominica.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	1GK	Quillan Roberts	(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 32)	28	0	Western Suburbs
22	1GK	Akel Clarke	(1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 37)	21	0	Slingerz
1	1GK	Emmanuel Lewis	(2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Slingerz
13	2DF	Liam Gordon	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 27)	32	3	Port Vale
2	2DF	Leo Lovell	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 29)	31	2	Slingerz
5	2DF	Jalen Jones	(1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 27)	30	2	Dover Athletic
20	2DF	Terence Vancooten	(1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 28)	22	1	Stevenage
17	2DF	Raushan Ritch	(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 26)	11	0	Slingerz
4	2DF	Kvist Paul	(2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Waterhouse
12	2DF	Imani Barker	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 24)	2	0	Sumgayit
6	3MF	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 24)	34	3	Mansfield Town
23	3MF	Elliot Bonds	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 26)	31	2	Fleetwood Town
14	3MF	Curtez Kellman	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 28)	25	1	Slingerz
7	3MF	Nathan Ferguson	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 31)	19	1	Hartlepool United
8	3MF	Darron Niles	(2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 23)	9	0	Slingerz
15	3MF	Solomon Austin	(2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Slingerz
11	4FW	Kelsey Benjamin	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 27)	43	8	Slingerz
10	4FW	Omari Glasgow	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 22)	42	26	Monterey Bay
19	4FW	Deon Moore	(1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 27)	19	8	Torquay United
9	4FW	Osaze De Rosario	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 25)	16	16	Seattle Sounders
16	4FW	Isaiah Jones	(1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 27)	10	6	Luton Town
21	4FW	Enoch George	(2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 23)	9	3	Scheveningen
3	4FW	Bryan Wharton	(2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Slingerz
	4FW	Neron Barrow	(2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Slingerz

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Joshua Naraine	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 23)	0	0	Pickering FC	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
GK	Grant Wyles	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Niagara Purple Eagles	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
DF	Walker Shabazz-Edwards	(2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 19)	1	0	Ipswich Town	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
DF	Romaine Brackenbridge	(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 32)	4	0	Slingerz	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
DF	Marcus Wilson	(2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 24)	3	0	Slingerz	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF	Kyle Reid	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 21)	2	0	Unknown	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
MF	Shemar Scott	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 26)	0	0	Guyana Defence Force	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
MF	Brandon Solomon	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Police	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
MF	Stephen Duke-McKenna	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 26)	30	4	Harrogate Town	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF	Ryan Hackett	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 27)	10	0	Police	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF	Darron Niles	(2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 23)	6	0	Slingerz	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
MF	Neron Barrow	(2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 22)	2	0	Police	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
FW	Maliq Cadogan	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 22)	5	0	Peterborough Sports	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
FW	Reiss Elliott-Parris	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Belize, 30 March 2026
FW	Liam Butts	(2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 25)	3	0	Atlanta United 2	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 18 November 2025
INJ Withdrew due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from the national team. WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

Players in bold are still active with Guyana.

As of 4 October 2026^[12]

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
1974	Did not enter									Declined participation
1978	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	3
1982										6	2	0	4	8	13
1986										2	0	1	1	1	2
1990										2	0	0	2	0	5
1994										2	0	1	1	2	3
1998										2	0	0	2	1	8
2002	Suspended by FIFA									Suspended by FIFA
2006	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	8
2010										2	0	0	2	1	3
2014										12	4	2	6	14	30
2018										2	0	2	0	6	6
2022										4	1	0	3	4	8
2026										4	2	0	2	6	4
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034
Total		0/13								42	10	6	26	46	93

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter										Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	3
1981											6	2	0	4	8	13
1985											2	0	1	1	1	2
1989											2	0	0	2	0	5
1991											6	2	1	3	9	15
1993											3	1	0	2	3	7
1996											2	0	0	2	0	7
1998	Did not enter										Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify										5	1	2	2	19	12
2002											3	2	0	1	4	3
2003											2	1	0	1	2	2
2005	Withdrew										Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify										9	7	1	1	28	7
2009											5	1	3	1	7	5
2011											3	0	1	2	1	6
2013											8	4	0	4	15	11
2015											3	0	1	2	0	4
2017											6	3	0	3	21	12
2019	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad		4	3	0	1	14	3
2021	Did not qualify										7	3	1	3	12	14
2023											8	3	2	3	9	17
2025											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 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			2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	B	6	3	1	2	8	14			2023
2023–24	B	D	5	5	0	0	20	5			2024
2024–25	A	A	4	0	1	3	5	13			2025	Did not qualify
2026–27	B	A	4	4	0	0	16	2			2027	Ineligible
Total	—	—	25	15	3	7	61	44	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	4
1979	Did not enter									Did not enter
1981
1983	Did not qualify									4	1	2	1	3	5
1985										2	1	1	0	1	1
1988										2	0	0	2	0	5
1989	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify									3	0	2	1	1	6
1991	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	4	14		2	1	1	0	5	1
1992	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	5
1993										3	1	0	2	3	7
1994										2	0	0	2	1	4
1995										2	0	0	2	0	7
1996										2	1	0	1	3	3
1997										4	1	1	2	5	9
1998										3	1	1	1	17	4
1999										2	0	1	1	2	4
2001										3	2	0	1	4	3
2005	Withdrew									Withdrew
2007	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	5		6	6	0	0	24	2
2008	Did not qualify									5	1	3	1	7	5
2010	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	1	6		6	4	1	1	9	4
2012	Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	11	9
2014										3	0	1	2	0	4
2017										6	3	0	3	21	12
Total	Fourth place	3/25	10	2	2	6	9	25		71	27	15	29	122	104

• Martinez Shield (3): 1929, 1931, 1932^[4]

• Guyana national under-20 football team
• Guyana national under-17 football team
• Football in Guyana

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• Official website
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