THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) facilitated a drug awareness session with the National U-20 squad as the players prepare to travel to Florida, USA for the CONCACAF U-20 Men’s Championship from November 1 to 22. The session, titled “Benefits of dissing illicit narcotics”, was facilitated by the Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) on October 13 at the National Library’s conference room. Leading the discussion were CANU’s Legal Officer Konya Sandiford and Senior Manager Rayon Samuels, who explained key aspects of the law highlighting the concepts of “possession” and “trafficking,” and the corresponding penalties. The interactive session also saw CANU officials share tactics used by traffickers to lure potential mules, methods of concealment and the benefits of “dissing” the narcotic trade. Press stories and practical examples were shared with the eager participants. Prior the CANU presentation, GFF president Wayne Forde and first vice-president Brigadier (Ret’d.) Bruce Lovell, offered words of encouragement to the group. Forde urged the youth to embrace a positive
GFF teams up with CANU to host Drug Awareness session for National U-20 team
lifestyle and be good ambassadors of the sport while Lovell’s presentation titled, “Understanding Your D.A.D (Discipline, Attitude and Dedication)” went into detail about the three areas of focus and their impact on the positive development of the person. Among the thoughts he encouraged them to remember was: “If it is to be, it starts with me”. In wrapping up, Team Manager Daniel Thomas expressed appreciation to the speakers for their presentations and urged the national team members to activate the positive messages conveyed during the meeting in every aspect of their life. Present at the event was CANU’s Deputy Head Leslie Ramlall and members of the technical staff. The National U-20 team’s match schedule in the first round will see them face Guatemala on November 2. On November 6 they will come up against the Cayman Islands, while on November 8 and 10, the Guyanese men will play Curacao and El Salvador respectively.
CANU’s Legal Officer Konya Sandiford during an interaction with one of the National U-20 players
RHTY&SC congratulates Pestano on hat-trick THE Patron, Management and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) MS, would like to offer profound congratulations to Clinton Pestano on his remarkable achievement in the current CWI Super50 tournament. Pestano took a hat-trick against Trinidad and Tobago, and the wickets included Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, three of the biggest names in West Indies cricket. Pestano’s hat-trick is the first by a Berbician fast bowler. Pestano has been a regular performer for the RHT Gizmos & Gadgets first division team over the years with both bat and ball. There have been moments of frustration and thoughts of quitting the game when he was not considered for selection
but he was always urged to keep his faith in God. The entire membership of Guyana’s leading youth and sports club would like to reassure Pestano that he has our full support. The club would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Farfan & Mendes Ltd, Bakewell, Pepsi, Gizmos & Gadgets in the career of Pestano and it is only a matter of time before our promising starts Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, J u n i o r Sinclair join him in
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the Guyana team. The RHTY&SC would also like to extend best wishes to captain Leon Johnson and the rest of the Guyana team for a successful conclusion to the CWI Super 50 tournament.
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GFF investigating disciplinary matter involving players on the pitch
Clinton Pestano
THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has commenced an investigation into a physical altercation which occurred at the GFA-IMC Revival Cup last Sunday, at the Fruta Conquerors FC ground, Tucville. The scuffle, involving players from Beacons FC and Black Pearl FC respectively, occurred in the 30th minute of the first match of the day resulting in the match being abandoned. This is a regrettable incident, which has resulted in a thorough investigation being activated following which the matter will be referred to the GFF’s Disciplinary Committee and necessary steps taken to avoid a recurrence. The tournament will continue this weekend and the public will be updated on the outcome of the investigation.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018