‘Tip of the iceberg’- Prolific Glasgow surprised by Nations League double award

Golden Jaguars Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz said the accolades that have come Glasgow’s way are well deserved.

“He’s worked hard for the team and he’s combined well. His work ethic is second to none. He’s very committed to the training and is one of the best examples for youth players coming up in the Caribbean, not just in Guyana.”

Notably, Glasgow had been part of the Guyana Football Federation’s Academy Training Centre programme since in inception, working his way through the ranks to this point.

He was also part of Guyana’s Under-15 Jaguars squad that created history in 2017, winning all six of their games on their to title success in the SOULIGA tournament in St. Martin.

Flashback! Omari Glasgow was part of the national Under-15 squad that played unbeaten in six matches to win the SOULIGA tournament in St. Martin in 2017 (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/June 2017)

‘It means a lot’

For the prolific Glasgow being recognised for his performance is a big deal not just for him personally, but for the Guyana Football Federation, his family, teammates and well-wishers.

“I couldn’t have done it without them,” he asserted. “I must say thank you to them for guiding me through it.”

The exploits of the Chicago Fire FC player propelled Guyana to top of the group, thereby gaining promotion to League A of the Concacaf Nations League.

Omari Glasgow on the prowl (Photo: Concacaf)

Age 19 at the time, Glasgow scored in every one of Guyana’s five matches in League B, including a hat-trick in the opening 5-1 victory at Antigua and Barbuda.

“Everybody got to do their part, and I think I did my part to help.”

Just last Sunday before joining his Golden Jaguars teammates in Saudi Arabia, Glasgow netted for Chicago Fire FC against Cincinnati FC in the MLS Next Pro, and at 20, he has already racked up an impressive resume.

However, Glasgow is firm on pushing the boundaries, and in his own words, “this is just the tip of the iceberg.”

“I don’t think I have achieved everything in life yet. I still to help Guyana propel to the World Cup and also still help country in any other way like win the Concacaf final like what the US did last night.”

“This is just the tip of the iceberg.”

To date, Glasgow has scored 14 times for Guyana in 21 games, spread across the Concacaf Nations League, World Cup qualifier, Gold Cup qualifier and International Friendlies.

Top goalscorer calculation

Axel Raga of St. Martin actually scored the most goals (8) in the competition, with Glasgow’s seven being second, however, a points system was used to determine the winner.

According to Concacaf, as per the competition’s regulations, a points system was used to determine the winner of the Top Scorer Award. In order to determine the Top Scorer Award winner, the three leagues are weighed as follows:

League A = 2 pts per goal scored

League B = 1.5 pts per goal scored

League C = 1 pt per goal scored

With his seven goals in League B, Glasgow finished with the highest points total of 10.5 to claim the award.