{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer and football manager}} {{distinguish|text=American photographer [[Jamel Shabazz]]}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{infobox football biography | name = Jamaal Shabazz | image = Jamaal Shabazz at an interview as Guyana head coach after a loss to Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly in May 2024.jpg | caption = Jamaal Shabazz at an interview as Guyana head coach after a loss to Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly in May 2024 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago | height = 1.70 m | currentclub = | manageryears1 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs1 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] | manageryears2 = 2000–2005 | managerclubs2 = [[Morvant Caledonia United]] | manageryears3 = 2005–2008 | managerclubs3 = [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] | manageryears4 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs4 = [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] | manageryears5 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs5 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (co-coach) | manageryears6 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs6 = [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] | manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = [[Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (women) | manageryears8 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs8 = [[Saint Lucia national football team|St. Lucia]] | manageryears9 = 2021–2024 | managerclubs9 = [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]]}}
'''Jamaal Shabazz''' (born 22 November 1963) is a Trinidadian [[Association football|football]] [[manager (association football)|manager]], who has recently vacated the position of head coach of the [[Guyana national football team]]. He is known for four different stints in charge of [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]].
==Coup attempt== Shabazz was involved in the 1990 [[Jamaat al Muslimeen]] [[coup d'etat|coup]] [[Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt|attempt]] under the group's leader [[Yasin Abu Bakr]] in his home country, with the belief that the army would support the uprising.<ref name="radio">{{cite web |title=Shabazz to unionists: Don't light match if you don't want fire |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/shabazz-unionists-don-t-light-match-if-you-don-t-want-fire-6.2.456350.27dfa33fa2 |author=Yvonne Baboolal |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |date=8 December 2011 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> The group was imprisoned for two years<ref name="odd">{{cite web |title=Odd couple aims to restore T&T football |url=https://www.playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2012/odd-couple-aims-to-restore-tt-football/ |author=Lasana Liburd |publisher=Play the Game |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> before the courts accepted the claim that their surrender had been based on a promise of amnesty; this was subsequently overturned by the [[Privy Council]] in [[London, England|London]] but the group were not re-arrested.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trinidad marks 1990 coup attempt |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-10774647 |publisher=BBC News |date=27 July 2010 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
As a result of his involvement in the coup attempt, Shabazz has had conditions placed on his ability to travel to the United States as required for his duties as an international football manager.<ref name="coup">{{cite web |title=Shabazz looks for travel help to the US |url=http://www.socawarriors.net/salary/12558-sh/ |author=Ian Prescott |publisher=T&T Express |date=16 June 2013 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> In 2012, he was unable to attend Guyana's [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifier]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at [[BBVA Compass Stadium]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] for "personal reasons" and planned to relay instructions to his assistant [[Wayne Dover]] via [[Skype]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Guyana manager to coach via Skype |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/guyana-coach-jamaal-shabazz-will-manager-world-cup-qualifying-match-versus-mexico-via-skype-101112 |work=Fox Sports |date=11 October 2012 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> On 2 August 2012 he did not travel to [[Seattle, Washington]] for club side [[Caledonia AIA]]'s 3–1 loss to [[Seattle Sounders FC]].<ref name="caribchamp">{{cite web |title=Shabazz: Caledonia must believe in itself |url=https://www.ttproleague.com/index.php/tt-pro-league-news/domestic-news/1303-shabazz-caledonia-must-believe-in-itself |publisher=TT Pro League |date=21 August 2012 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
==Football career== Shabazz was a press officer for [[CONCACAF]] from 1997 to 1998.<ref name="cocoach">{{cite web |title=Shabazz appointed to IFAB panel |url=https://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/shabazz-appointed-to-ifab-panel/article_00d3109c-4f5e-11e9-bb0a-a39af786fccb.html |publisher=Trinidad Express |date=25 March 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> After time coaching in his native country, he served as the manager and technical director of Guyana from 2005 to 2008.<ref name="mover">{{cite web |title=Guyana wants back Jamal [sic] Shabbaz as coach |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.449353.b475cbb699 |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> He established the side as a regional power with a series of results including 11 consecutive wins in 2006<ref>{{cite news |title = Guyana - List of International Matches |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guyana-intres.html |work = RSSSF.com |date = 19 May 2014 |access-date = 19 May 2014}}</ref> and they reached their highest [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA World Ranking]] of 86 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamaal Shabazz will go down as probably the most successful coach... |url=https://newsroom.gy/2016/10/07/jamaal-shabazz-will-go-probably-successful-coach-guyana-ever-trinidadian-say-goodbye-final-time-guyanas-campaign-cfu-caribbean-cup/ |publisher=News room |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
Shabazz led the Trinidad and Tobago women's football programme in 2010<ref name="rap">{{cite web |title=Jamaal Shabazz raps with media on return visit to Guyana |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/12/12/jamaal-shabazz-raps-with-media-on-return-visit-to-guyana/ |publisher=Kaieteur News |date=12 December 2010 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> before returning to take charge of Guyana in August 2011. He led the ''Golden Jaguars'' to the third round of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|qualification]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], marking the furthest the national team had advanced in its history.<ref>{{cite news |title = Jamaal Shabazz: "The goal is to survive" |url = http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2012/m=9/news=jamaal-shabazz.target-survive-1696044.html |language = es |work = FIFA.com |date = 19 May 2014 |access-date = 19 May 2014}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> This run included eliminating Shabazz's home country with a 2–1 win on 11 November 2011,<ref name="award">{{cite web |title=Shabazz named Guyana's best coach |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2018/05/19/shabazz-named-guyanas-best-coach/ |publisher=Trinidad & Tobago Newsday |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> ironically while Shabazz remained employed by the [[Trinidad and Tobago Football Association|TTFA]]'s coach education development programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shabazz remains Guyana national coach |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.415688.532ff434f9 |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> He left Guyana for the second time in November 2012.<ref name="return">{{cite web |title=Shabazz returns to Guyana for Barbados friendly |url=https://www.concacaf.com/article/shabazz-returns-to-guyana-for-barbados-friendly |author=Clinton Urling |publisher=CONCACAF |date=13 January 2015 |access-date=4 May 2019 |archive-date=4 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504215449/https://www.concacaf.com/article/shabazz-returns-to-guyana-for-barbados-friendly |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The [[Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago|Morvant]] native is also technical director for club side [[Morvant Caledonia United]]<ref name="coup"/> in his home community, and has acted as head coach in between his international commitments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morvant Caledonia tackle FA champs North East |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2017/10/21/morvant-caledonia-tackle-fa-champs-north-east/ |publisher=Trinidad & Tobago Newsday |date=21 October 2017 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> He was in charge during the 2012 [[CFU Club Championship]] victory and 2015 name change from Caledonia AIA.<ref name="morvant">{{cite web |title=Name change for Caledonia AIA |url=https://archivo.entornointeligente.com/articulo/6961591/Name-change-for-Caledonia-AIA-14092015/ |publisher=Trinidad & Tobago Newsday |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507001843/https://archivo.entornointeligente.com/articulo/6961591/Name-change-for-Caledonia-AIA-14092015/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2012 Shabazz had a spell as co-coach of his country's [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|men's team]] with [[Hudson Charles]],<ref name="cocoach"/> who had previously been on the opposing side as part of the military force responding to the 1990 coup attempt.<ref name="odd"/> At the time of their joint appointment, Shabazz remained a member of the religious organization [[Jamaat al Muslimeen|Jamaat]] while Charles continued in his career as a warrant officer with the country's [[Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force|Defence Force]].<ref name="odd"/> The duo lasted just four months at the helm before [[Leo Beenhakker]] and former [[Stephen Hart (soccer)|Stephen Hart]] were brought in as technical director and head coach, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shabazz calls on Burrell to champion cause of local coaches |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/Shabazz-calls-on-Burrell-to-champion-cause-of-local-coaches_76784 |publisher=Jamaica Observer |date=10 October 2016 |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>
Shabazz's third spell with the Guyanese national team was announced at a press conference on 12 January 2015<ref name="return"/> ahead of a friendly against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Shabazz re-appointment heralds new era |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2015/01/18/shabazz-re-appointment-heralds-new-era/ |author=Santokie Nagulendran |date=18 January 2015 |publisher=Kaieteur News |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> and he signed a two-year deal with the Guyanese football association in March.<ref>{{cite web |title=GFF Head Coach Shabazz eager to get going for new season |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2016/01/22/gff-head-coach-shabazz-eager-to-get-going-for-new-season/ |author=Franklin Wilson |publisher=Kaieteur News |date=22 January 2016 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> He left the team on the expiry of his contract at the end of 2016<ref name="TD">{{cite web |title=GFF in no rush to replace Shabazz |url=https://guyanatimesgy.com/gff-in-no-rush-to-replace-shabazz/ |publisher=Guyana Times |date=5 January 2017 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> and took up duties as head coordinator of the TTFA's technical programmes.<ref name="TD"/> In December 2016 he was appointed alongside [[Russell Latapy]] as an assistant to [[Tom Saintfiet]] with the men's national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Soca Warriors coach appoints Latapy, Shabazz as assistants |url=https://antiguaobserver.com/new-soca-warriors-coach-appoints-latapy-shabazz-as-assistants/ |publisher=Antigua Observer |date=16 December 2016 |access-date=5 May 2019 |archive-date=5 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505070513/https://antiguaobserver.com/new-soca-warriors-coach-appoints-latapy-shabazz-as-assistants/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He took over the women's national team after [[Carolina Morace]] left in 2017<ref name="Morace">{{cite web |title=Attin-Johnson non-committal to national return |url=http://www4.guardian.co.tt/sports/2017-07-20/attin-johnson-non-committal-national-return |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=4 May 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723155203/http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/2017-07-20/attin-johnson-non-committal-national-return |url-status=dead }}</ref> and resigned from the role on 8 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shabazz resigns as Senior Women's Team head coach |url=http://ttfootball.org/2018/08/08/shabazz-resigns-as-senior-womens-team-head-coach/ |publisher=Trinidad & Tobago Football Association |date=8 August 2018 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, Shabazz received a two-year appointment to the [[International Football Association Board|IFAB]] Football Advisory Panel.<ref name="cocoach"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Shabazz, the Caribbean man |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/04/13/shabazz-the-caribbean-man/ |author=Joel Bailey |publisher=Trinidad & Tobago Newsday |date=13 April 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> In May it was reported that he had signed a two-year deal to become head coach of St. Lucia<ref>{{cite web |title=Shabazz signs as St Lucia coach |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/shabazz-signs-as-st-lucia-coach-6.2.838982.effa2d579d |author=Walter Alibey |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> ahead of the [[2019-20 CONCACAF Nations League]]. With no immediate action scheduled for the team, who failed to qualify for the [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2019 Gold Cup]], Shabazz had been warming up with the country's elite women's programme. On 19 November 2019 St. Lucia lost 1–0 at home to [[Montserrat national football team|Montserrat]]<ref name="Montserrat">{{cite web |title=Victory and Defeat for St Lucia in Concacaf Nations League |url=https://stluciastar.com/victory-and-defeat-for-st-lucia-in-concacaf-nations-league/ |author=David Pascal |publisher=St. Lucia Star |date=23 November 2019 |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref> and were relegated to [[2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League#League C|League C]].
==Honours== '''Morvant Caledonia United''' * [[Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy]]: [[2008 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy|2008]], [[2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy|2011-12]], [[2012–13 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy|2012-13]] * [[TT Pro League]] Most Disciplined Team: [[2011-12 TT Pro League|2011-12]]<ref name="morvant"/> * [[CFU Club Championship]]: [[2012 CFU Club Championship|2012]]<ref name="caribchamp"/>
'''Guyana''' * [[FIFA World Rankings]] Biggest Mover: 2006<ref name="mover"/>
'''Individual''' * [[Guyana Football Federation|GFF]] Presidential Award for Guyana's most successful head coach<ref name="award"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
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