{"id":17152,"date":"2024-03-14T12:27:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17152"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:28:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:28:22","slug":"guyana-aims-for-world-cup-qualification-at-indoor-pan-american-hockey-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-aims-for-world-cup-qualification-at-indoor-pan-american-hockey-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Aims for World Cup Qualification at Indoor Pan American Hockey Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Travis Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The men&#8217;s national hockey squad of Guyana is set to make a comeback to the Indoor Pan American Cup after a hiatus of seven years with aspirations to secure a spot in the forthcoming World Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Cup, slated to commence on March 19th, 2025, in Alberta, Canada, serves as the ultimate goal for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s last appearance in the Indoor Pan American Cup dates back to 2017, held in Georgetown, where they clinched the fourth position following a defeat to Canada in the bronze medal match-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their most recent achievement in indoor hockey came in 2014 in Uruguay, where they secured a bronze medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Fernandes, head coach of Guyana&#8217;s senior men&#8217;s program, acknowledges the significance of the indoor game in the country&#8217;s quest for World Cup qualification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenges posed by the lengthy absence from the cup, Fernandes remains optimistic about their chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team, currently ranked 32nd in world indoor hockey, faces tough opponents in their campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They commence their journey against the 10th-ranked Argentina and subsequently clash with the 8th-ranked USA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lineup also includes matches against host Canada (ranked 19th) and neighboring Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 17th) before heading into the semi-finals and finals scheduled for March 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former national player and Level 2 FIH coach, Shane Samuels, will lead the team as coach, supported by Coach Robert Fernandes in a technical capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The squad features overseas-based players such as Jamarj Assanah and Andrew Stewart from England, and Aroydy Branford from the USA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable members of the shortlisted squad include veteran Captain Robert France, goalkeeper Medroy Scotland, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With their eyes firmly set on the World Cup berth, Guyana&#8217;s national hockey squad gears up for an intense competition at the Indoor Pan American Hockey Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour The men&#8217;s national hockey squad of Guyana is set to make a comeback to the Indoor Pan American Cup after a hiatus of seven years with aspirations&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17154,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17152\/revisions\/17154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}