GEORGE­TOWN – The up­com­ing CON­CA­CAF Gold Cup en­counter be­tween the Guyana Jaguars and Guatemala has been re­lo­cat­ed to the Wildey As­tro­Turf in Bar­ba­dos.

The match was ex­pect­ed to be played in Guyana, but the Guyana Foot­ball Fed­er­a­tion (GFF) is­sued a re­lease stat­ing that it will now be played in Bar­ba­dos on March 21 at 9 p.m.

The GGF said the move was made fol­low­ing dis­cus­sions with CON­CA­CAF, cit­ing lo­gis­ti­cal chal­lenges and play­ing con­di­tions.

GFF pres­i­dent, Wayne Forde, said while the move was in line with com­pe­ti­tion reg­u­la­tions, they were com­mit­ted to en­sur­ing fu­ture home games are played in Guyana.

The Gold­en Jaguars face a tough test against a strong Guatemalan side that is ranked ninth in CON­CA­CAF.

Guyana, cur­rent­ly ranked 19th, will be hop­ing to im­prove its re­cent form against Guatemala, which has won the last two en­coun­ters: a 3-1 vic­to­ry in the Na­tions League and a 4-0 win in the 2021 Gold Cup pre­lim­i­nar­ies.

CMC