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class=article-img100> <a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/02/26/sports/guyana-u-20-women-secure-historic-spot-in-concacaf-championship/ title="Guyana U-20 women secure historic spot in Concacaf Championship "> <img width=450 height=300 src=https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls-450x300.jpg class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The U20 Guyanese women’s team and staff are all smiles after defeating Haiti 1-0 to book their spot in the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship." decoding=async srcset="https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls-450x300.jpg 450w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls-750x500.jpg 750w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls-250x167.jpg 250w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls-150x100.jpg 150w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/ugirls.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px"> </a></figure><header><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/02/26/sports/guyana-u-20-women-secure-historic-spot-in-concacaf-championship/ >Guyana U-20 women secure historic spot in Concacaf Championship </a><div class=lock-icon><img src=https://www.stabroeknews.com/images/branding/icons/lock24px.png alt="locked article"></div></h2></header><p>Guyana’s National Under-20 Women’s Football Team has qualified for the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Haiti at the Antigua and Barbuda Technical Centre yesterday. <time class=article-time datetime=2025-02-26T02:09:43-04:00>7 h ago</time></p></article></div><div class="col-12 col-lg-5"><article class="other-news border-bottom clearfix"><header><h3><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/02/26/sports/demerara-berbice-secure-opening-wins-in-gcb-u15-inter-county-tournament/ >Demerara, Berbice secure opening wins in GCB U15 Inter-County Tournament</a><div class=lock-icon><img 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border-lg-right border-xl-right"><article class="border-xs-bottom border-sm-bottom border-md-bottom clearfix"><figure class=article-img100> <a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/02/21/business/record-citrus-prices-elsewhere-in-the-region-a-likely-opportunity-for-local-farmers/ title="Record citrus prices elsewhere in the region a likely opportunity for local farmers"> <img width=450 height=300 src=https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/selling-oranges3-450x300.jpg class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Citrus vending in a municipal market" decoding=async srcset="https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/selling-oranges3-450x300.jpg 450w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/selling-oranges3-750x500.jpg 750w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/selling-oranges3-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/selling-oranges3-768x511.jpg 768w, https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2025/02/selling-oranges3-250x167.jpg 250w, 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yesterday. 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