{"id":111,"date":"2026-02-28T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:28:29","slug":"u20-men-incident-statement-from-gff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"U20 Men Incident. Statement from GFF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) wishes to address the incident that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>occurred this evening during ournationalteam\u2019s fixture in the Concacaf U-20 Men&#8217;s Qualifiers in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In approximately the 86th minute of the match, the referee issued a red card to a player from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anguilla. Following this decision, there wasa sequence ofhostile verbal exchangesand jostling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>between players of both teams. During this period, an Anguillian player ran into a group of players<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and appeared to have struck a Guyanese player, which precipitated a broaderaltercation involving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>several players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asa result ofthe escalation, the match wasabandoned. Multiple players from both teams were<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>subsequently issued red and yellow cards. We understand that an official investigation into the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>matter isongoing, and we await confirmed details from the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GFF can confirm thatall Guyanese playersand staff have returned safely to their hotel, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>there have been no reports of any serious injuries arising fromthe incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Football Federation remains committed to the principles of fair play, respect, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>discipline that underpin the game. We will provide further updates asmore verified information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) wishes to address the incident that occurred this evening during ournationalteam\u2019s fixture in the Concacaf U-20 Men&#8217;s Qualifiers in Cura\u00e7ao. In approximately the 86th minute of the match, the referee issued a red card to a player from Anguilla. Following this decision, there wasa sequence ofhostile verbal exchangesand jostling between<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-111","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-300x275.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-768x704.jpg","large":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-1024x938.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-1536x1407.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n.jpg","bunyad-small":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-150x137.jpg","bunyad-medium":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-450x412.jpg","bunyad-full":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-1200x1099.jpg","bunyad-viewport":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n.jpg","bunyad-768":"https:\/\/timeoutgy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/481681057_652146857504684_4984821762822009347_n-768x704.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"calvinchapman1234@yahoo.com","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f037c715153345ea4b09506c1be21de4325433310ea41ac4ed11de20847a8ef7?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) wishes to address the incident that occurred this evening during ournationalteam\u2019s fixture in the Concacaf U-20 Men&#8217;s Qualifiers in Cura\u00e7ao. 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