Akilah Castello

Akilah Castello (born 13 October 1987) is a Guyanese football manager and a retired footballer who played as a midfielder. She has played for the Guyana women's national football team. She is the current head coach of the Guyana women's national under-17 team.

Akilah Castello
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Guyana 2 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Guyana U15 (women)[2]
2019– Guyana U17 (women)[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 May 2010

She also coaches U-15[4]

Since the national team is made up mostly of internationally based or born players, Castello handles coaching for the smaller, local U-20 contingent.[5]

In 2017, Castello was named Female Coach of the Year by the Guyana Football Federation.[6]

International career

Castello capped for Guyana at senior level during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification.[1]

See also

References
  1. Akilah Castello at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. "CONCACAF U15 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP: Guyana Expected To Represent Well; Position-Specific Sessions Are Being Conducted". Guyana Football Federation. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. "2020 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship Qualifiers: GUYANA'S PREPARATION IS ADVANCED; TEAM MANAGEMENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PERFORMANCE". Guyana Football Federation. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. "Castello expresses confidence in U15 girls team". Stabroek News. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  5. "Foreign players dominate GFF's U20 women's shortlist". Stabroek News. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. "Caesar, Smith GFF's Footballers-of-the-Year". Stabroek News. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.


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