 In 2012, he was unable to attend Guyana's World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas for "personal reasons" and planned to relay instructions to his assistant Wayne Dover via Skype.On 2 August 2012 he did not travel to Seattle, Washington for club side Caledonia AIA's 3-1 loss to Seattle Sounders.Shabazz was a press officer for CONCACAF from 1997 to 1998.