MIAMI. - Guyana and Puerto Rico continue their campaign to gain promotion as the closing stretch begins in Group D of League B in the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League on Saturday.
The race for first place is led by Guyana on 12 points. Six points behind, Puerto Rico must win to stay in the race for promotion, while Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas look to stay in League B and avoid relegation.
Match Officials November 18, 2023
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Puerto Rico
Antigua and Barbuda welcome Puerto Rico at the ABFA Technical Center in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda.
The two sides faced off previously in September, during matchday two, as Puerto Rico took a 5-0 win at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in the Bahamas. Gerald Diaz scored a hat-trick and Ricardo Rivera earned a brace in that encounter.
Diaz, on five goals, is in the race to be top scorer, trailing one goal behind Dorny Romero and Omari Glasgow. Joel Burgos has also contributed three goals during the current campaign, with Leandro Antonetti and Rodolfo Sulia adding one apiece.
Puerto Rico enters on a two-match losing streak after back-to-back meetings with Guyana, while Antigua and Barbuda are unbeaten in two after winning and drawing with Bahamas.
Six different scorers have contributed in the Antigua and Barbuda attack. Thomas James Bramble and Javorn Stevens share the lead with two each. with Raheem Deterville, Quinton Griffith and Joshua Parker rounding out the list.
Bahamas vs. Guyana
The Bahamas hosts Guyana at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Omari Glasgow led Guyana to a 3-2 home victory in the previous meetings between the teams in September. Kelsey Benjamin scored the match-winning goal, as Wood Julims scored two penalties for the visitors.
After back-to-back wins over Puerto Rico, Guyana only need a draw to assure promotion to League A. The nation is off to a perfect 4-0-0 start and would make its first trip to the top tier by avoiding defeat.
The Bahamas are searching for a first win in this campaign, but secured their first point in the previous encounter. Nathan Wells and Nahum Johnson scored in that 2-2 draw with Antigua and Barbuda, but the nation needs key results to move out of last place and avoid a return to League C.
Glasgow is the co-leading scorer in League B with six, while Kelsey Benjamin has added another three for Guyana this campaign. Julmis leads the Bahamas front line with three goals.
