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The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, represents Guyana in international football and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF alongside Suriname and French Guiana. Until the independence of Guyana (1966), it competed as British Guiana. They qualified for the Caribbean Nations Cup in 1991, coming fourth, and in 2007. Guyana has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but on 23 March 2019 they qualified for the first time for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Guyana Mayors Cup is a major knockout regional football tournament in Guyana. It was created in 1999.
Konata Mannings is a Guyanese international football player who plays with Alpha United FC.
Kithson Anthony Bain is a Grenadian footballer currently playing for Caledonia AIA in the Trinidad and Tobago Premier League. He has been capped at full international level by the Grenada national football team.
Charles Pollard is a retired Guyanese footballer and current assistant coach at the Guyana national football team.
Alpha United Football Club is a Guyanese football club based in Providence. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They were league champions in the 2009–10, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, and 2013–14 seasons.
Keanu Marqheal Marsh-Brown is a professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Kurlson Benjamin is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bath Estate and the Dominica national team.
Brandon Beresford is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Shawn Bishop is an association footballer from Guyana. Bishop plays in midfield and currently plays for Alpha United FC in the GFF National Super League. He has also played, and scored, for the Guyana national football team.
Jamaal Smith is a Canadian-born Guyanese international footballer who plays for Alpha United, as a defender.
Anthony 'Awo' Joseph Abrams is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a striker for Fruta Conquerors FC in the GFF Elite League. He previously played for Alpha United, Bakewell Topp XX and Slingerz FC; Caledonia AIA and Joe Public in the TT Pro League, and for Leo Victor in the Hoofdklasse where he finished as top scorer of the 2008–09 season with 22 goals. He is considered one of the best players in the history of Guyana, having amassed 62 caps for the national team.
The Guyana national U-20 football team is the junior national football team representing Guyana. They most recently took part in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.
Jamaal Shabazz is a Trinidadian football manager, who is the current head coach of the Guyana national football team. He is known for four different stints in charge of Guyana.
Max Touloute is a Haitian footballer who last played for Florida Tropics SC in the Major Arena Soccer League.
Julien Edwards is a former footballer. Born in Canada, he represented the Guyana national team.
Dwight Peters is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alpha United and the Guyana national team.
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