Guyana Football Federation Year In Review: 2022

PRESIDENT'S
WELCOME

The
 last
 12
 months
 have
 tested
 the
 strength
 of

t h e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( G F F ) ’ s
 ability
 to
 ensure
 every
 Guyanese
 has
 access
 to
 football
 programmes.  Like
 the
 rest
 of
 the
 world,
 2022
 started
 with
 a
 national
 no‑play
 policy
 due
 to
 the
 Covid‑19
 pandemic,
 forcing
 us
 to
 adapt
 to
 ensure
 we
 remained
 engaged
 with
 our
 members
 and
 stakeholders
 by
 finding
 effective
 ways
 to
 keep
 football
 in
 play
 virtually.

During
 the
 year‑long
 lock
 down,
 we
 were
 able
 to
 re‑assess
 our
 delivery
 capabilities
 as
 a
 Federation
 with
 nine
 registered
 Regional
 Associations
 across
 83,00
 square
 miles,
 shifting
 our
 training
 programmes
 on‑line
 for
 officials,
 national
 teams,
 leagues
 and
 club
 players.
 We
 turned
 challenges
 into
 opportunities,
 focusing
 our
 a d m i n i s t r a t i v e e y e o n s t r e n g t h e n i n g d e l i v e r y a n d
 amending
 our
 policies
 so
 that
 they
 were
 fully
 in
 line
 with
 the
 latest
 FIFA
 and
 Concacaf
 regulations.

The
 2022
 season
 officially
 kicked
 off
 in
 May,
 a n d t h e G F F w a s r e a d y t o g o w i t h R e g i o n a l
 A s s o c i a t i o n s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y l a u n c h i n g t h e i r s e n i o r
 men’s
 leagues
 ‑
 a
 truly
 historic
 moment.  The
 M‑FAP
 p r o g r a m m e c o n t i n u e s t o d e l i v e r m o r e fi n a n c i a l
 resources
 and
 tools
 to
 our
 Members
 and
 affiliates,
 so
 that
 they
 can
 decide
 the
 best
 strategies
 to
 optimise
 the
 operation
 of
 football
 within
 their
 respective
 jurisdictions.

B u i l d i n g s t u r d y p a r t n e r s h i p s h a s b e e n t h e
 cornerstone
 of
 our
 success
 and
 we
 will
 continue
 to
 focus
 heavily
 on
 nurturing
 strong
 alliances
 across
 Guyana,
 the
 Caribbean
 and
 the
 world.  The
 GFF
 continues
 to
 build
 on
 four
 fundamental
 pillars:
 integrity,
 good
 governance,
 a c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d f a i r n e s s . T h r o u g h t h e s e
 g u i d i n g p r i n c i p l e s , e a c h y e a r w e a r e a c h i e v i n g k e y
 o p e r a t i o n a l b e n c h m a r k s b y u p s k i l l i n g o u r s t a f f ,
 e m p o w e r i n g o u r m e m b e r s a n d i n v e s t i n g h e a v i l y i n
 f o o t b a l l o p e r a t i o n s a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l
 development.  Despite
 training
 and
 travel
 challenges,
 all
 n a t i o n a l t e a m s p e r f o r m e d e x c e l l e n t l y o n t h e
 international
 stage
 in
 2022,
 proving
 that
 the
 Federation’s
 development
 programmes  are
 making
 in‑roads.  On
 the
 local
 front,
 we
 established
 fruitful
 partnerships
 with
 the
 government
 of
 Guyana
 and
 the
 private
 sector
 to
 roll‑out
 an
 array
 of
 programmes
 in
 2022,
 including
 the
 FIFA

Football
 For
 School,
 Women’s
 Coaching
 education
 and
 tournaments
 for
 Boys,
 Girls,
 Men
 and
 Women.

It
 was
 tremendously
 rewarding
 to
 wrap  up
 2022
 with
 a
 successful
 senior
 men's
 national
 tournament
 ‑
 One
 Guyana
 President’s
 Cup
 ‑
 involving
 teams
 from
 across
 Guyana's
 10
 administrative
 regions,
 just
 seven
 months
 after
 Covid‑19
 restrictions
 were
 lifted.

None
 of
 our
 successes
 could
 not
 have
 been
 possible
 without
 a
 strong
 core
 team
 at
 the
 Federation. 
 2023
 is
 a
 year
 of
 opportunities
 for
 the
 GFF
 as
 we
 anticipate
 a
 full
 season.

W ayne
Forde GFF
President

Building
sturdy
par tnerships
 has
been
the
cor nerstone
of
our
 success
and
w e
will
continue
to

f ocus
hea vil y
on
nur turing
 strong
alliances

REMARKS

GENERAL
SECRETARY

The
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 has
 once
 again
 completed
 a
 successful
 year
 of
 executing
 its
 mandate
 of
 developing
 football
 across
 the
 83,000
 square
 miles
 /
 215,000
 square
 kilometres
 of
 Guyana.
 As
 General
 Secretary
 of
 the
 Federation,
 I
 have
 had
 the
 pleasurable
 task
 of
 putting
 in
 motion
 the
 plans
 and
 directives
 of
 the
 GFF
 Council,
 which
 were
 many
 in
 2022.

T h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e y e a r s a w t h e
 g r o u n d b r e a k i n g i n i t i a t i v e o f t h e l a u n c h o f t h e F I F A
 Football
 4Schools
 Programme,
 which
 is
 a
 collaboration

 between
 the
 Federation,
 FIFA
 and
 the
 Government
 of
 Guyana
 (via
 the
 Ministry
 of
 Education
 and
 the
 Ministry
 of
 Culture,
 Youth
 and
 Sport),
 and
 is
 aimed
 at
 contributing
 to
 t h e e d u c a t i o n , d e v e l o p m e n t a n d e m p o w e r m e n t o f
 children
 and
 adolescents.

The
 hosting
 of
 two
 Congresses
 (one
 ordinary
 and
 one
 extraordinary)
 spoke
 to
 the
 Federation’s
 pursuance
 of
 good
 governance
 and
 inclusiveness
 of
 its
 Members
 during
 the
 year.
 It
 should
 be
 noted
 that
 all
 of
 the
 proposals
 put
 to
 the
 floor
 at
 those
 Congresses
 were
 approved
 by
 the
 Members,
 inclusive
 of
 the
 proposal
 for
 the
 adoption
 of
 the
 GFF
 Revised
 Statutes,
 as
 efforts
 were
 made
 to
 align
 these
 with
 those
 of
 FIFA
 and
 Concacaf.
 Notably,
 during
 t h e y e a r , G F F P r e s i d e n t W a y n e F o r d e m a d e a
 conscientious
 effort
 to
 visit
 all
 of
 the
 nine
 Regional
 Associations
 (RA’s)
 to
 engage
 in
 fruitful
 discussions
 with
 the
 respective
 Executive
 Committees
 and
 Councils.
 He
 outlined
 current
 and
 future
 plans
 of
 the
 Federation
 for
 the
 development
 of
 the
 game
 nationwide.

This
 effort
 was
 boosted
 with
 the
 installation
 of
 an
 Interim
 Management
 Committee
 in
 Region
 1
 –
 Barima‑ Waini,
 to
 administer
 the
 football
 affairs
 within
 that
 Region,
 which
 for
 the
 most
 part,
 was
 left
 in
 ‘no
 man’s
 land’,
 since
 this
 area
 did
 not
 fall
 within
 the
 jurisdiction
 of
 any
 of
 the
 established
 Regional
 Associations.
 The
 aim
 is
 to
 have
 that
 area
 grow
 and
 develop
 into
 a
 full
 fledged
 Regional
 Association
 within
 the
 shortest
 possible
 time.

The
 appointment
 of
 Denmark
 and
 Barcelona
 player
 o f G u y a n e s e h e r i t a g e , M a r t i n B r a i t h w a i t e , a s G F F
 g o o d w i l l a m b a s s a d o r f o r t h e f o o t b a l l d e v e l o p m e n t
 partnership
 between
 the
 GFF
 and
 the
 DBU,
 on
 his
 visit
 to

his
 father’s
 homeland,
 was
 also
 a
 moment
 of
 pride
 for
 the
 F e d e r a t i o n . W e a r e g r a t e f u l t o U E F A A s s i s t a n d
 Concacaf
 for
 facilitating
 this
 visit.

A s i g n i fi c a n t a c h i e v e m e n t d u r i n g t h e y e a r f r o m a
 g o v e r n a n c e p e r s p e c t i v e , w a s t h e p r o d u c t i o n a n d
 implementation
 of
 new
 policies,
 inclusive
 of
 the
 GFF
 Procurement
 Policy
 and
 the
 GFF
 Ethics,
 Anti‑Corruption
 a n d A n t i B r i b e r y P o l i c y , w h i c h n o w l e n d t o b e t t e r
 administration
 of
 the
 affairs
 of
 the
 local
 football
 governing
 body.

I t i s w i t h a s e n s e o f s a t i s f a c t i o n t h a t w e
 concluded
 2022
 with
 the
 successful
 hosting
 of
 the
 “One
 G u y a n a P r e s i d e n t ’ s C u p ” i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e
 Government
 of
 Guyana
 and
 the
 Kashif
 &
 Shanghai
 Organisation,
 under
 the
 patronage
 of
 His
 Excellency
 Dr.
 M o h a m e d I r f a a n A l i , P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o o p e r a t i v e
 Republic
of
Guyana.
The
achievements
of
2022
has
left
 us
 truly
 inspired
 to
 move
 forward
 into
 the
 new
 year
 with
 a
 vision
 and
 the
 requisite
 energy
 to
 further
 grow
 and
 develop
 Guyana’s
 football
 that,
 as
 a
 nation,
 we
 can
 become
 a
 real
 force
 to
 be
 reckoned
 with
 in
 the
 Caribbean
 a n d t h e w i d e r C o n c a c a f R e g i o n . A B l e s s e d a n d
 Prosperous
 New
 Year
 to
 all
 of
 our
 Members
 and
 friends
 across
 this
 our
 beautiful
 Nation
 and
 further
 afield.
 God
 be
 with
 you
 all.

Ian
 Alves
 GFF
General
Secretar y

JANUAR Y

Th e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l
 Federation
 (GFF)
 kicked
 off
 2022
 with
 great
 news:

L a d y J a g u a r s ’ f o r w a r d

Annalisa
 Vincent
 secured

a
 coveted
 four‑year
 scholarship
 to

p u r s u e a B S c i n A c c o u n t i n g a t

Graceland
 University
 in
 Iowa,
 United
 States.
 While
 in
 the
 USA,
 the
 22‑ year‑old
 will
 represent
 the
 Graceland

Yellowjackets
 female
 soccer
 team
 at

t h e N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f

I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e A t h l e t i c s ’ H e a r t o f

A m e r i c a A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e

V i n c e n t , w h o h a i l s f r o m M o r u c a ,

Region
 One
 (Barima‑Waini),
 is
 the
 first
 indigenous
 woman
 to
 represent
 G u y a n a a t a p r e s t i g i o u s s p o r t s
 university.
 Upon
 learning
 of
 her
 good
 f o r t u n e , A n n a l i s a s a i d s h e w a s
 g r a t e f u l f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o
 represent
 her
 club
 and
 country
 in
 the
 United
 States.

“It’s
 exciting
 for
 me,
 as
 a
 lot
 of
 work
 has
 been
 put
 into
 this,
 and
 it’s
 finally

here.
 For
 me,
 it’s
 a
 new
 journey; I
 would
 like
 to
 extend
 my
 gratitude
 and
 thanks
 to
 the
 ISG,
 the
 GFF
 and
 e v e r y o n e w h o p l a y e d a p a r t i n
 making
 this
 possible
 for
 me.”

G F F P r e s i d e n t W a y n e F o r d e
 congratulated
 the
 forward,
 adding:
 “When
 opportunity
 meets
 a
 person
 w h o i s p r e p a r e d , t h e r e s u l t i s
 s u c c e s s . I a m s o p r o u d o f
 A n n a l i s a ’ s p e r f o r m a n c e s o n t h e
 field
 of
 play,
 and
 I
 have
 no
 doubt
 she
 will
 excel
 in
 her
 studies
 at
 Graceland
 University.
 The
 GFF,
 u n d e r m y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , h a s
 a l w a y s e m p h a s i s e d t h e

i m p o r t a n c e o f e d u c a t i o n , a n d w e
 hope
 to
 see
 the
 numbers
 grow
 in
 this
 p r o g r a m m e . T h i s i s a h i s t o r i c
 m o m e n t f o r t h e G F F , w o m e n ’ s
 f o o t b a l l , a n d o u r h i n t e r l a n d
 communities
 in
 which
 Annalisa
 will
 become
 the
 first
 female
 indigenous
 player
 to
 attend
 college
 in
 the
 US
 u n d e r a s c h o l a r s h i p . V i n c e n t w i l l
 c o n t i n u e t o p l a y w i t h t h e s e n i o r
 women's
 national
 team
 throughout
 her
 four
 years
 in
 the
 United
 States.

s
programme.

“

” It’s
ex citing
 f or
me,
as
a
 lot
of
work
 has
been
put
 into
this,
and
 it’s
finall y
 here.

Annalisa
Vincent

GFF
President
 W ayne
F orde
with
 Annalisa
 Vincent
and
other
members
of
the
Lad y
Jags
on
a school
visit. The
Senior
 W omen’ s
National
team
and
officials
visited
several schools
to
promote
the
national
team’

When oppor tunity
 meets
a
person
who
is
 prepared,
the
result
is
 success.
I
am
so
proud
 of
Annalisa’s
 per f or mances
on
the
 field
of
pla y W

Jamaal
Shabazz

Golden
Jaguars
Head
Coach

THREE‑NA TION
SHOWDOWN

TThe
 Golden
 Jaguars
 participated
 in
 a
 mid‑January
 three‑nation
 showdown
 with
 neighbouring
 Suriname
 and

Barbados
 from
 January
 28
 in
 Suriname.
 Head
 Coach
 Jamaal
 Shabazz
 stressed
 that
 it
 was
 “a
 good
 opportunity
for
the
locally‑based
players
to
play
international
football,
especially
coming
off
the
end‑of‑year
 tournament”.
 Though
 drawn
 primarily
 from
 domestic‑based
 players,
 among
 those
 who
 made
 the
 24‑ membersquad
 were
 Thevron
 Pluck,
 Clive
 Nobrega,
 Colin
 Nelson
 and
 Jordan
 Dover,
 with
 National
 U20
 Head
 Coach
 Wayne
 Dover
 and
 former
 national
 team
 captain
 Charles
 Pollard
 providing
 Shabazz
 with
 invaluable
 support
 as
 assistant
 coaches.
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said
 the
 matches
 provided
 the
 “perfect
 bridge
 for
 the
 Golden
 Jaguars
 during
 a
 quiet
 international
 period
 and
 will
 give
 Coach
 Shabazz
 a
 chance
 to
 really
 get
 to
 know
 some
 of
 the
 talent
 at
 his
 disposal”.
 The
 last
 time
 Guyana
 played
 against
 either
 team
 was
 back
 in
 October
 2016
 and
 September
 2018,
 respectively.
 The
 team
 finished
 second
 on
 the
 table,
 after
 losing
 to
 the
 home
 side
 1‑2.
 The
 match
 against
 Barbados
 was
 abandoned
 due
 to
 several
 players
 testing
 positive
 for
 COVID‑19.

A 
good
opportunity
for
the
locally‑based
 players
to
play
international
football,
 especially
coming
of f
the
end‑of‑year
 tournament.

LAD Y
JAGS
 A T
2022
CONCACAF

WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP

Mid‑January
also
saw
the
Lady
Jags
preparing
to

do
 battle
 with
 Dominica
 and
 the
 Turks
 and
 Caicos
 Islands
 ahead
 of
 the
 2022
 Concacaf
 Women’s
 Championship,
 the
 regional
 gateway
 to
 the
 2023
 FIFA
 Women’s
 World
 Cup
 and
 the
 2024
 Summer
 Olympics.They
 still
 had
 to
 brace
 themselves,
 however,
 to
 take
 on
 Nicaragua
 on
 April
 8,
 and
 Trinidad
 and
 Tobago
 on
 April
 12
 to
 see
 who
 would
 make
 it
 to
 Mexico
 in
 July
 for
 the
 2022
 Concacaf
 W
 Championship.

“This
 will
 be
 the
 first
 time
 in
 my
 tenure
 as
 a
 coach
 where
 we
 will
 have
 our
 full
 programme
 assembled,
 and
 it
 will
 take
 us
 some
 time
 to
 come
 together
 as
 a
 cohesive
 unit,”
 n o t e d H e a d C o a c h I v a n J o s e p h G u y a n a fi n i s h e d

second,
 with
 two
 victories
 and
 two
 draws.
 The
 Lady
 Jags
 drew
 nil‑nil
 with
 Nicaragua;
 2‑2
 with
 Trinidad
 and
 Tobago,
 and
 defeated
 Dominica
 4‑0
 and
 Turks
 and
 Caicos
 Islands
 7‑0.The
 team’s
 eight
 points
 were
 not
 enough
 to
 advance
 to
 the
 final
 round.
 Trinidad
 topped
 the
 table
 with10
 points.

“This
will
be
the
first
time
in
m y
tenure
 as
a
coac h
where
w e
will
ha v e
our
full
 prog ramme
assembled”

Ivan
Joseph Head
Coach
Lady
Jags

THREE
NOW
CONCACAF

‘B’-CER TIFIED

Gu y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( G F F ) T e c h n i c a l

Director
 Ian
 Greenwood,
 who
 also
 holds
 the

U E F A A l i c e n c e , G F F A s s i s t a n t T e c h n i c a l
 D i r e c t o r B r y a n J o s e p h a n d G F F C o a c h i n g M e n t o r
 Linsworth
 Gilbert
 in
 late
 January
 obtained
 their
 Concacaf
 B
 coaching
 licences
 after
 successfully
 completing
 the
 c o u r s e . T h e c e r t i fi c a t i o n , t h e h i g h e s t c o a c h i n g
 q u a l i fi c a t i o n t o b e o f f e r e d t o d a t e b y t h e r e g i o n a l
 governing
 body,
 is
 only
 offered
 to
 coaches
 with
 a
 current

Concacaf
 C
 licence
 qualification.
 The
 new
 certification
 now
 empowers
 the
 trio
 to
 deliver
 Concacaf
 C
 licence
 courses
 at
 the
 local
 level,
 where
 before
 only
 “non‑ domestic
 Concacaf
 coach
 educators”
 were
 permitted
 to
 do
 so.
 Said
 Greenwood:
 “We
 are
 delighted
 to
 be
 able
 to
 facilitate
 these
 essential
 training
 opportunities
 for
 our
 staff
 with
 the
 support
 of
 Concacaf,
 as
 we
 up‑skill
 our
 coaches
 and
 coach
 educators
 to
 improve
 standards
 in
 our
 programmes
 and
 competitions.”

The
 new
 course
 is
 part
 of
 Concacaf’s
 “Train
 the
 Trainer”
 programme,
 which
 currently
 offers
 qualifications
 at
 the
 D,
 C
 and
 B
 licence
 level
 that
 are
 recognised
 across
 the
 Concacaf
 region.
 A
 record
 14
 GFF‑affiliated
 coaches
 are
 also
 currently
 on
 their
 way
 to
 achieving
 the
 C
 licence.
 Since
 November
 2015,
 with
 the
 support
 of
 Concacaf,
 the
 G F F h a s f a c i l i t a

2
 Concacaf
 D‑licensed
 and
 Concacaf
 C‑licensed
 coaches
 as
 part
 of
 its
 long‑term
 strategy
 to
 sustainably
 grow
 and
 maintain
 a
 professionally
 qualified
 pool
 of
 coaches
 in
 Guyana.

IAN
GREENWOOD
 TENURE
ENDS

The
Guyana
Football
Federation
(GFF)
announced

on
 January
 30
 the
 resignation
 of
 Ian
 Greenwood,
 w h o h a d i n t h e l a s t fi v e y e a r s s e r v e d a s i t s
 Technical
 Director.
 Greenwood,
 a
 UEFA
 A
 licence
 holder
 and
 former
 coach
 at
 Leeds
 United
 and
 Huddersfield
 Town,
 led
 the
 design,
 creation
 and
 implementation
 of
 a
 n e w n a t i o n a l f o o t b a l l p h i l o s o p h y , a s w e l l a s t h e
 development
 programme
 and
 talent
 pathway,
 with
 a
 focus
 on
 nurturing
 youth
 and
 coaches
 across
 Guyana
 through
 age‑specific
 curricula.

During
 his
 five‑year
 tenure,
 Guyana’s
 senior
 men’s
 team
 made
 its
 first
 appearance
 at
 the
 Concacaf
 Gold
 C u p ; t h e U 1 5 m a l e t e a m w o n t h e n a t i o n ’ s fi r s t
 international
 youth
 tournament;
 the
 U20
 women’s
 team
 came
 within
 two
 games
 of
 reaching
 the
 FIFA
 Women’s
 U20
World
Cup;
and
the
U17
women’s
team
reached
its
 first
 ever
 Concacaf
 Championship,
 a
 huge
 leap
 forward
 after
conceding
40
goals
in
three
qualifying
games
back
 in
 2013.
 Greenwood
 was
 also
 instrumental
 in,
 inter
 alia,
 s e e i n g t h e U 2 0 m e n ’ s t e a m q u a l i f y f o r i t s fi r s t
 championship
 since
 1984,
 and
 the
 U17
 and
 U20
 women’s
 t e a m s c o m p e t e i n c o n s e c u t i v e C o n c a c a f W o m e n ’ s
 Championships
 this
 year,
 for
 the
 first
 time
 ever.

“Serving
 football
 in
 Guyana
 has
 been
 a
 huge
 privilege
 for

me,
 and
 I
 want
 to
 say
 thank
 you
 to
 the
 entire
 football
 community
 for
 its
 support
 in
 the
 last
 five
 years
 as
 I
 conclude
 my
 stint
 here,”
 Greenwood
 noted.

In
 response,
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said:
 “Ian’s
 appointment
 has
 proven
 to
 be
 a
 huge
 success
 for
 the
 GFF
 and
 football
 in
 Guyana,
 especially
 given
 that
 the
 scope
 of
 our
 initial
 ambitions,
 and
 the
 lack
 of
 suitably
 qualified
 home‑grown
 talent
 at
 the
 time
 required
 the
 recruitment
 of
 a
 specialist
 from
 overseas.”
 His
 contract
 ended
 in
 March
 2022.

Ian’s
appointment
has
prov en
 to
be
a
huge
success
f or
the

GFF
and
f ootball
in
Guyana,
 especially
giv en
that
the
scope
 of
our
initial
ambitions,
and
the
 lack
of
suitably
qualified
homeg rown
talent
at
the
time
 required
the
recr uitment
of
a
 specialist
from
ov erseas .

W ayne
Forde GFF
President

Serving
f ootball
in

Guyana
has
been
a
 huge
privilege
f or
me,
 and
I
want
to
say
 thank
y ou
to
the
entire
 f ootball
community
f or
 its
suppor t
in
the
last

fiv e
y ears
as
I
conclude
 my
stint
here.

Ian
Greenwood

GFF
 T echnical
Director

HISTORIC
MOLDOV AN
INVIT A TION

T h e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n
 (GFF)
 announced
 on
 January
 20
 that
 it
 would
 be
 sending
 a
 national
 team
 of
 U16
 boys
 to
 participate
 in
 a
 UEFA‑

f a c i l i t a t e d t o u r n a m e n t i n M o l d o v a ,
 Eastern
 Europe
 in
 April.
 It
 was
 the
 first
time
Guyana
was
ever
invited
to
 p a r t i c i p a t e i n a U E F A s p o n s o r e d
 i n t e r n a t i o n a l y o u t h r o u n d ‑ r o b i n
 t o u r n a m e n t w i t h t o p y o u t h t e a m s
 Bosnia
 and
 Herzegovina,
 Lithuania
 and
 Montenegro.

“This
 is
 a
 truly
 historic
 moment
 for
 Guyanese
 football
 that
 represents
 a
 once‑in‑a‑lifetime
 opportunity
 for
 our
 young
 players
 and
 coaching
 staff
 to
 s h o w c a s e t h e i r t a l e n t , a n d g a i n
 invaluable
 exposure
 in
 Europe,”
 an
 ecstatic
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 declared.

“We
are
extremely
grateful
to
UEFA
 Assist,
 Concacaf,
 and
 the
 Moldovan

F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n f o r i n c l u d i n g

G u y a n e s e y o u t h i n t h i s u n i q u e ,

c r o s s c u l t u r a l l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e ,
 building
 on
 our
 already
 very
 strong
 partnerships
 with
 UEFA
 and
 our
 own
 regional
 governing
 body,”
 he
 said.

The
 cost
 of
 the
 trip
 to
 Moldova
 was
 covered
 by
 UEFA
 Assist,
 a
 UEFA

p r o g r a m m e w h i c h s e e k s t o
 develop
 football
 within
 and
 beyond
 Europe,
 with
 provision
 made
 for
 a
 2 8 s t r o n g g r o u p t o m a k e t h e
 almost
 6,000‑mile
 journey.

SIDE
BAR

The
 Under‑16
 Team
 included

S h e m a i a h S a m u e l s , T r o y

Gibson,
 Omar
 Sam,
 Shakem

W e l c o m e , M a t r i m M a r t i n ,

Reegan
 Lewis,
 Herman
 Gill,

C h r i s t o p h e r W h i t t e r , W i l l i a m

E s c a r r a g a , H e m a n t K h e d o o ,

J a y d e n C u l l e y , B r y a n

W h a r t o n , E l o n A n d e r s o n ,

Travis
 Williams,
 Jaden
 Harris,

Gerry‑Mayer
 Burnette,
 Swade

E d w a r d s , D e x t e r M i l o , S e o n

Cato
 and
 Kvist
 Paul.The
 young
 squad
 fought
 hard,
 but
 were

d e f e a t e d b y B o s n i a a n d

H e r z e g o v i n a , L i t h u a n i a a n d
 Montenegro.

FEBRUAR Y

DEAL
INKED
TO
LAUNCH
FIRST
 U15
GIRLS
LEAGUE

On
 February
 12,
 the
 Guyana

Football
 Federation
 (GFF)

inked
 a
 five‑year
 deal
 with

D a n i s h fi r m B l u e W a t e r

Shipping
 to
 help
 create
 Guyana’s
 first
 national
 U15
 league
 for
 girls.

The
 objective
 was
 to
 accelerate
 the
 d e v e l o p m e n t o f w o m e n ’ s f o o t b a l l
 a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y , a n d e s t a b l i s h
 girls’
 teams
 permanently
 within
 all
 clubs.
 Officially
 referred
 to
 as
 the

G F F ‑ B l u e W a t e r G i r l s ’ U 1 5

D e v e l o p m e n t L e a g u e , w i t h t h e
 tagline,
 “Empowering
 girls
 through

f o o t b a l l ” , t h e F e d e r a t i o n s a i d t h e
 a r r a n g e m e n t “ w i l l g i v e a n
 unprecedented
 boost
 to
 participation
 in
 women’s
 football,
 with
 ten
 clubs
 in
 e a c h o f t h e G F F ’ s n i n e r e g i o n a l

a s s o c i a t i o n s a n d a r o u n d 1 , 0 0 0
 players
 expected
 to
 sign
 up”.

A t t h e s i g n i n g o f t h e
 M e m o r a n d u m o f U n d e r s t a n d i n g
 ( M O U ) a t t h e P e g a s u s H o t e l t o
 officially
 seal
 the
 deal,
 GFF
 president
 W a y n e F o r d e t o l d r e p o r t e r s : “ O n
 b e h a l f o f t h e e n t i r e f o o t b a l l
 community,
 and
 every
 young
 girl
 that
 w i l l b e n e fi t f r o m B l u e W a t e r ’ s
 investment
 over
 the
 next
 five
 years,
 I
 want
 to
 use
 this
 occasion
 to
 say
 thank
 y o u t o t h e m a n a g e m e n t o f B l u e
 Water.”

“We
 trust
 that
 the
 work
 we
 do
 over
 the
 next
 few
 years
 will
 be
 worthy
 of
 the
 generous
 investment
 you
 are
 making,
 and
 that
 this
 tournament
 will
 p o s i t i v e l y i m p a c t t h e l i v e s o f
 hundreds
 of
 girls
 across
 Guyana,
 and
 s u p e r c h a r g e t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f

women’s
 football,
 by
 providing
 an
 i m p o r t a n t t a l e n t p a t h w a y f o r
 players,
 spurring
 clubs
 to
 establish
 teams
 for
 girls
 and
 strengthening
 our
 pool
 of
 female
 match
 officials
 and
 coaches.”

I n r e s p o n s e , B l u e W a t e r ’ s
 DeNobrega
 said:
 “We
 take
 great
 p r i d e i n s u p p o r t i n g t h e f o o t b a l l
 federation
 and
 anything
 that
 brings
 the
 community
 together,
 especially
 in
 Guyana,
 where
 we
 know
 how
 dear
football
is
to
our
country.
Like
 the
 GFF,
 sport
 and
 football
 is
 very
 close
 to
 our
 company’s
 culture,
 and
 we
 feel
 privileged
 to
 be
 a
 part
 of
 this
 i n i t i a t i v e , a n d v e r y p r o u d t o b e
 doing
 this
 in
 Guyana.”The
 event

Manager
 Jenny
 Pisio,
 and
 Country
 Manager
 Richard
 DeNobrega,
 as
 well
 as
 GFF
 1st
 Vice‑President
 Brigadier
 ( R e t ’ d . ) B r u c e L o v e l l , a n d G F F
 Executive
 Committee
 member
 Dion
 Inniss,
 a
 former
 FIFA
 match
 official
 and
 current
 GFF
 Head
 of
 Referees.

SIX
REFEREES
ON
HONOUR
ROLL

February
 was
 also
 the
 month
 six
 referees
 were

h o n o u r e d b y t h e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n
 (GFF);
 two
 for
 consistently
 maintaining
 their
 high
 ranking
 as
 FIFA
 officials,
 and
 the
 remaining
 four
 for
 their
 sterling
 performances
 here
 at
 home
 back
 in
 2021.
 Those
 recognised
 for
 acquitting
 themselves
 admirably
 in
 the
 line
 of
 duty
 were
 Referee
 Sherwin
 Johnson
 and
 Assistant
 Referee
 Kleon
 Lindey
 who
 were
 both
 able
 to
 maintain
 their
 coveted
 positions
 on
 the
 2022
 FIFA
 Refereeing
 International
 Lists,
 a
 feat
 that
 enables
 high‑performing
 o f fi c i a l s t o o f fi c i a t e a t F I F A s a n c t i o n e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 matches
 and
 to
 display
 the
 FIFA
 badge
 on
 their
 shirts.

 Johnson
 has
 featured
 on
 the
 list,
 time
 and
 again,
 since
 2012,
 while
 Lindey
 has
 been
 part
 of
 the
 selection
 s i n c e 2 0 1 5 . I n c o m m e n d i n g b o t h m e n f o r t h e i r
 achievements,
 GFF
 Executive
 Committee
 member
 and
 Head
 of
 Refereeing,
 Dion
 Inniss
 said:
 “Congratulations
 for
 acceding
 again
 to
 the
 list
 of
 international
 referees;
 my
 hope
 is
 that
 this
 year,
 we
 can
 have
 more
 tournaments,
 whether
 locally
 or
 regionally,
 so
 persons
 can
 be
 exposed
 to
 showcase
 their
 skills.
 I
 can
 easily
 think
 of
 at
 least
 four
 other
persons
who
are
knocking
on
the
door
and
can
be
 out
 there
 representing
 us
 at
 the
 highest
 level.”
 GFF

President
 Wayne
 Forde
 also
 commended
 Johnson
 and
 Lindey
 for
 representing
 the
 Golden
 Arrowhead
 and
 the
 Federation
 at
 the
 highest
 level
 of
 their
 profession.“I
 know
 y o u g e n t l e m e n w o u l d h a v e e a r n e d y o u r p l a c e a s
 seasoned,
 tried
 and
 tested
 professionals.
 You
 carry
 quite
 a
 burden
 of
 responsibility
 when
 you
 step
 out
 on
 the
 i n t e r n a t i o n a l a r e n a ; y o u r e p r e s e n t t h e n a t i o n a l
 association,
 and
 we
 want
 to
 assure
 you
 of
 our
 continued
 support,
 and
 wish
 you
 every
 success
 in
 2023.

The
 four
 match
 officials
 who
 were
 recognised
 for
 their
 consistent
 levels
 of
 excellence
 during
 the
 GFF‑ Kashif
 and
 Shanghai
 (K&S)
 Super
 16
 Cup,
 the
 GFF‑ G u y a n a N a t i o n a l W o m e n ’ s F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n
 Women’s
 Super
 16
 Festival,
 and
 the
 GFF‑K&S
 Futsal
 C h a m p i o n s h i p , w h i c h t o o k p l a c e o v e r t h e y e a r e n d
 holiday
 season
 were:
 Kenisha
 Prescott,
 Andre
 Foster,
 Colin
 Abel
 and
 Mian
 McPherson.
 The
 FIFA
 referees
 list
 is
 updated
 every
 year
 with
 approved
 and
 qualified
 referees
 and
 assistant
 referees
 from
 all
 over
 the
 world
 on
 the
 basis
 of
 nominations
 from
 national
 federations.
 The
 nominees
 are
 reviewed
 by
 the
 FIFA
 Referees
 Committee,
 which
 is
 chaired
 by
 2002
 Fifa
 World
 Cup
 Final
 referee
 Pierluigi
 Collina.

MARCH

PERMISSION
GRANTED
 TO
RESUME
 COMPETITIONS

Th e G o v e r n m e n t o f

Guyana
 in
 early
 March

g r a n t e d t h e G u y a n a

F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n

( G F F ) p e r m i s s i o n t o

resume
“the
full
delivery
of
male
and
 female
 leagues
 and
 competitions
 for
 2 0 2 2 ” T h e f u l l r o s t e r o f r e g u l a r
 football
 competitions
 had
 been
 put
 on
 hold
 since
 the
 onset
 of
 the
 COVID‑19
 p a n d e m i c i n G u y a n a , w i t h t h e

exception
 of
 select
 tournaments
 such
 as
 the
 2021
 year‑end
 trio
 of
 competitions.

GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde,
 on
 hearing
 the
 good
 news,
 said
 the
 fraternity
 was
 “delighted
 to
 have
 r e c e i v e d p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e
 M i n i s t r y o f C u l t u r e , Y o u t h a n d
 Sport
 to
 return
 to
 the
 field
 of
 play,
 and
 express
 our
 gratitude
 to
 the
 g o v e r n m e n t f o r i t s s u p p o r t i n

ensuring
 the
 swift
 return
 of
 football,
 which
is
so
vital
for
the
development
 of
our
young
talent”.
And,
in
keeping
 with
 international
 COVID‑19
 norms,
 a l l c o m p e t i t i o n s w e r e s u b j e c t t o
 n a t i o n a l h e a l t h r e g u l a t i o n s a n d
 requirements.

...delighted
to
ha v e
 receiv ed
permission
from
 the
Ministr y
of
Culture,
 Y outh
and
Spor t
to
return
 to
the
field
of
play ,
and
 express
our
g ratitude
to
 the
gov ernment
f or
its
 suppor t
in
ensuring
the
 swif t
return
of
f ootball,
 which
is
so
vital
f or
the
 dev elopment
of
our
y oung
 talent”.

W ayne
Forde GFF
President

REGIONAL ASSOCIA TIONS
 A TTEND

COMPETITION
MANAGEMENT
WORKSHOP

In m i d M a r c h , a n i n d e p t h

w o r k s h o p o n c o m p e t i t i o n

management
 was
 held
 at
 the

G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n

( G F F ) ’ s N a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g
 Centre,
 at
 Providence,
 East
 Bank
 Demerara
 for
 members
 interested
 in
 that
 aspect
 of
 the
 game.

The
 weekend‑long
 course
 started
 on
 March
 29,
 and
 saw
 participation
 from
 all
 nine
 regional
 associations.
 It
 w a s d e s i g n e d “ t o e n s u r e h i g h
 standards
 in
 nationwide
 competition
 delivery,
 and
 smooth
 the
 way
 for
 the
 full
 return
 of
 play
 in
 April
 following
 the

lifting
 of
 COVID‑19
 restrictions”.
 As

G F F P r e s i d e n t W a y n e F o r d e

e x p l a i n e d , “ T h r o u g h t h e m e m b e r s

financial
 assistance
 programme
 (M‑

F A P ) , t h e G F F i s g i v i n g

unprecedented
 financial,
 technical

a n d l o g i s t i c a l s u p p o r t t o i t s
 m e m b e r s b y r e v o l u t i o n i s i n g t h e
 way
 FIFA
 and
 Concacaf
 funding
 is
 distributed
 in
 Guyana.”He
 added:

“ T h a n k s t o M ‑ F A P , a l l o f o u r
 m e m b e r s h a v e t h e fi n a n c i a l
 resources
 they
 need
 to
 stage
 the
 full
 slate
 of
 GFF
 competitions
 this
 year,
 while
 technical
 workshops
 such
 as
 these
 offer
 the
 capacity
 building
 and
 training
 required
 to
 make
 the
 most
 of
 that
 significant
 i n v e s t m e n t i n f o o t b a l l ” L e d b y
 G F F A c t i n g T e c h n i c a l D i r e c t o r
 B r y a n J o s e p h , t h e w o r k s h o p
 f

Thanks
to
M-F AP ,
 all
of
our
members
ha v e
 the
financial
resources
 they
need
to
stage
the
 full
slate
of
GFF

Courts
Caribbean
Classic

DANNS,
COX
AND
ONDAAN
MADE
THE
TEAM

Go l d e n J a g u a r s H e a d C o a c h J a m a a l

Shabazz
 in
 late
 March
 named
 six
 overseas‑ based
 players
 in
 his
 squad
 for
 the
 Courts
 Caribbean
 Classic
 tournament
 in
 Trinidad
 and
 Tobago.
 Among
 the
 six
 were
 British‑ born
 and
 bred
 former
 Premier
 League
 midfielder
 Neil
 Danns;
 fellow
 Briton
 and
 former
 Golden
 Jaguars
 captain
 Sam
 Cox;
 and
 Terell
 Ondaan,
 who’d
 also
 represented
 Guyana
 internationally
 back
 in
 2019.
 Danns,
 who
 owes
 his
 Guyanese
 roots
 to
 his
 late
 grandfather,
 Edmond
 Danns,
 has
 reportedly
 enjoyed
 a
 successful
 season
 in
 his
 n a t i v e E n g l a n d w i t h N o r t h W e s t C o u n t i e s L e a g u e
 P r e m i e r D i v i s i o n c h a m p i o n s , M a c c l e s fi e l d , w h i l e
 Ondaan,
 who
 hails
 from
 the
 Netherlands,
 has
 been
 plying
 his
 trade,
 of
 late,
 in
 top‑flight
 Romanian
 football
 circles.

The
 23‑member
 squad
 also
 featured
 Guyana‑born
 K e v i n L a y n e a n d A k e l C l a r k e , f r o m p r o f e s s i o n a l
 Jamaican
 side
 Mount
 Pleasant
 Football
 Academy,
 and
 Bournemouth
 AFC’s
 Nathan
 Moriah‑Welsh.
 The
 Courts
 Caribbean
 Classic
 saw
 Guyana
 take
 on
 Barbados
 on
 March
 27,
 and
 hosts
 Trinidad
 and
 Tobago
 two
 days
 later
 in
 a
 three‑team
 international
 friendly
 tournament,
 in
 a
 bid
 to
 prepare
 themselves
 for
 the
 Concacaf
 Nations
 League
 ‘B’
 fixtures
 in
 June.
 The
 senior
 men’s
 national
 team

wrapped
 up
 the
 tournament
 in
 second
 position,
 with
 the
 host
 country
 taking
 the
 top
 spot.
 The
 team
 recorded
 a
 5‑0
 win
 against
 Barbados,
 and
 a
 1‑1
 draw
 with
 Trinidad
 and
 Tobago.

Samuel
Cox

Courts
Caribbean
Classic

BLUE
W A TER
BANKROLLED
GOLDEN
JAGUARS’ 
TRIP 
T O
T&T

Danish
 transportation
 and
 logistics
 firm
 Blue

Water
 Shipping
 proved
 it
 was
 serious
 about
 helping
 develop
 football
 here
 when
 it
 helped
 send
 the
 Golden
 Jaguars
 to
 Trinidad
 and
 T o b a g o t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e C o u r t s
 Caribbean
 Classic
 meet
 in
 March.
 Said
 Company
 Chief
 Operating
 Officer
 for
 energy,
 ports
 and
 projects,
 Thomas
 Bek:
 “Football
 is
 a
 big
 part
 of
 Blue
 Water;
 we
 are
 proud
 to
 have
 this
 opportunity
 to
 support
 the
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 on
 different
 levels,
 and
 we
 are
 really
 looking
 forward
to
the
partnership
for
the
years
to
come
as
well;
 it’s
 been
 a
 very
 positive
 experience
 so
 far.”
 Blue
 Water,
 which
 has
 a
 local
 office
 in
 Georgetown,
 has
 a
 long
 track
 record
 of
 supporting
 sport,
 and
 has
 partnered
 with
 the
 GFF
 for
 a
 growing
 range
 of
 projects
 involving
 the
 Golden
 Jaguars,
 and
 the
 establishment
 of
 Guyana’s
 first
 national
 U15
 league
 for
 girls.
 Speaking
 on
 behalf
 of
 the
 local
 office,
 Country
 Manager
 Richard
 DeNobrega
 said:
 “It’s
 been
 an
 absolute
 pleasure;
 we
 at
 Blue
 Water
 want
 this
 to
 be
 a
 long‑term
 partnership
 and
 relationship
 with
 the
 football
 federation.
 We
 really
 are
 happy
 to
 be
 on
 board;
 they’ve
 done
 a
 fantastic
 job,
 and
 we
 want
 to
 support
 it,
 and
 see
 that
 it
 continues,
 and
 see
 that
 these
 players
 benefit.”

G F F P r e s i d e n t W a y n e F o r d e , w h o n o t e d t h e
 i m p o r t a n c e o f l o n g t e r m c o r p o r a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s t o
 ensuring
 the
 success
 of
 football
 programmes
 in
 Guyana,
 added:
 “We
 are
 so
 happy
 to
 have
 Blue
 Water,
 yet
 again,
 on
 board
 with
 us
 to
 support
 the
 Golden
 Jaguars;
 the
 national
 team
 requires
 a
 lot
 of
 support
 from
 corporate
 Guyana,
 and
 to
 have
 Blue
 Water
 Guyana
 supporting
 the
 U15
 girls
 and
 Golden
 Jaguars
 is
 something
 that
 we
 are
 all
 very
 happy
 with.
 The
 GFF
 thanks
 the
 management
 and
 staff
 of
 Blue
 Water
 here
 in
 Guyana
 and
 the
 folks
 in
 the
 head
 office
 in
 Denmark.”

As
 part
 of
 the
 Golden
 Jaguars
 partnership,
 Blue
 Water
 Shipping’s
 corporate
 logo
 was
 displayed
 prominently
 on
 the
 squad’s
 training
 and
 travel
 attire.

Richard
DeNobrega

It’s
been
an
absolute
pleasure;
we
at
 Blue
Water
want
this
to
be
a
long‑term
 partnership
and
relationship
with
the
 football
federation.

Manager
Blue
Water
Shipping

APRIL

JAGUARS
FOUGHT 
BACK
IN
FRENCH
 GUIANA 
‘FRIENDL Y

The
 Guyana
 Senior
 Men’s
 National
 Team
 fought

hard
 to
 secure
 a
 1‑1
 series
 result
 against
 traditional
 r i v a l F r e n c h G u i a n a i n t h e A p r i l t w o m a t c h
 international
 friendly
 football
 series.
 The
 Golden
 Jaguars
 lost
 2‑1
 in
 their
 first
 game
 on
 April
 16,
 but
 bounced
 back
 on
 April
 20
 with
 a
 strong
 performance
 from
 Ronaldo
 Blair,
 Sese
 Norville,
 Jeremy
 Garrett,
 Quincy
 Adams,
 Marcus
 Wilson,
 Leo
 Lovell,
 Nicolai
 Andrews,
 Shemar
 Fraser,
 D a n i e l W i l s o n , C l i v e N o b r e g a , J o b C a e s a r , J a v i e r
 George,
 Darron
 Niles,
 Jemar
 Harrigan,
 Ryan
 Hackett,
 Trayon
 Bobb,
 Benjamin,
 Ian
 Dooker,
 Jermaine
 Beckles,
 Pereira,
 Pernell
 Schultz,
 and
 Osafo
 Simpson.“


 This
 victory
 was
 for
 our
 Guyanese
 people
 living
 here
 in
 Cayenne;
 may
 they
 walk
 proud,
 and
 know
 that
 Guyana’s
 f o o t b a l l l o v e s t h e m , ” s t a t e d H e a d C o a c h J a m a a l
 Shabazz.

“These
 lads
 continue
 to
 make
 us
 proud;
 it’s
 not
 the
 win,
 but
 the
 effort
 and
 discipline
 they
 put
 into
 their
 performance,”
 he
 added.
 The
 tournament
 was
 part
 of
 Guyana’s
 preparation
 for
 the
 Concacaf
 Nations
 League,
 with
 the
 Golden
 Jaguars
 (21st)
 in
 Group
 B
 of
 League
 ‘B’
 with
 Haiti
 (7th),
 Bermuda
 (19th),
 and
 Montserrat
 (27th).

This
victor y
was
f or
our
 Guyanese
people
living
 here
in
Cay enne;
may
 they
walk
proud,
and
 know
that
Guyana’s
 f ootball
lov es
them.

Jamaal
Shabazz Head
Coach
Golden
Jaguars

MAY

FIF A 
F4S
OFFICIALL Y 
LAUNCHED

Guyana’ s
first
in
the
Caribbean

Guyana
 made
 history
 as

t h e fi r s t C a r i b b e a n

F I F A m e m b e r
 association
 to
 launch
 and
 host
 the
 Football

f o r S c h o o l s P r o g r a m m e i n
 May.During
 the
 May
 4
 event
 at
 the

Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)’s

N a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g C e n t r e a t
 Providence,
 East
 Bank
 Demerara,
 a
 M e m o r a n d u m o f U n d e r s t a n d i n g
 (MOU)
 was
 signed
 by
 the
 GFF,
 the
 G o v e r n m e n t o f G u y a n a , a n d t h e
 FIFA
 Foundation
 on
 the
 important
 role
 school
 football
 plays
 in
 children’s
 education
 and
 social
 development,
 and
 making
 football
 more
 accessible
 to
 both
 boys
 and
 girls
 aged
 4‑14.

G F F P r e s i d e n t W a y n e F o r d e
 stressed
 that
 the
 programme
 “will
 act
 as
 a
 catalyst
 to
 create
 a
 brighter
 future
 for
 football,
 and
 for
 all
 of
 our
 c o m m u n i t i e s W e a r e a l l
 stakeholders
 in
 this
 process
 in
 this
 mission,
 and
 I
 would
 therefore
 like
 to

call
 on
 our
 teachers,
 who
 are
 now
 c e r t i fi e d m a s t e r t r a i n e r s , t o
 s u m m o n t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o
 spread
 the
 knowledge
 you
 have
 acquired
 over
 the
 past
 three
 days”.

Project
Leader
Alexandre
Gros,
of
 F I F A , e x p l a i n e d , “ F I F A fi r m l y
 believes
 that
 by
 embracing
 football
 f o r s c h o o l s , y o u w i l l s e e t h e
 exceptional
 power
 that
 football
 has
 to
 bring
 together
 a
 multicultural,
 m u l t i e t h n i c , m u l t i f a c e d n a t i o n
 such
 as
 Guyana.

The
 long‑term
 benefits
 of
 such
 a
 p r o g r a m m e , i f a p p l i e d a t f u l l
 capacity,
 will
 be
 felt
 for
 years
 in
 t e r m s o f p u b l i c h e a l t h , b o t h
 physical
 and
 mental.”

M i n i s t e r o f E d u c a t i o n P r i y a
 Manickchand
 noted
 that
 “we
 and
 our
 sister
 Ministry
 of
 Culture,
 Youth
 a n d S p o r t s n o w h a v e a n
 o p p o r t u n i t y , t h r o u g h t h i s
 c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e G u y a n a
 Football
 Federation
 and
 the
 FIFA

Foundation,
 to
 advance
 our
 efforts
 to
 ensure
 every
 child,
 in
 every
 school,
 of
 a
 more
 balanced
 and
 well‑rounded
 educational
 experience.”
 Minister
 of
 Culture,
 Youth
 and
 Sport
 Charles
 Ramson
 Jr.,
 added:
 “This
 is
 a
 huge
 a c h i e v e m e n t f o r t h e c o u n t r y ; i t i s
 s o m e t h i n g t h a t I a m p a r t i c u l a r l y
 proud
 of,
 and
 that
 when
 I
 look
 back
 at
 my
 tenure
 four
 years
 from
 now,
 this
 will
 be
 one
 of
 the
 moments
 that
 I
 identify
 as
 being
 seminal;
 that
 I
 will
 r e m e m b e r a s o n e o f t h e h u g e
 achievements
 on
 behalf
 of
 the
 people
 o f t h e c o u n t r y a n d y o u n g p e o p l e
 b e h i n d m e a n d a l l a c r o s s t h i s
 country.”
 The
 Football
 for
 Schools
 Programme
 is
 being
 rolled
 out
 in
 211
 countries
 around
 the
 world.

Experts
 trained
 45
 teachers
 from
 across
 Guyana
 to
 become
 Football
 for
 Schools
 "Master
 Trainers".
 These
 master
 trainers
 will
 cascade
 "coach‑education"
 teaching
 methods
 to
 other
 teachers
 in
 s

n

structured
 football
 coaching
 for
 children
 with
 life‑skills
 education
 through
 primary
 and
 secondary
 school
 years.F4S
 is
 managed
 via
 an
 app;
 is
 freely
 downloadable
 by
 anyone
 with
 a
 +592
 number,
 and
 hosts
 the
 full
 portfolio
 of
 football
 and
 life‑skills
 lessons.
 The
 workshop
 was
 attended
 by
 former
 Colombia
 goalkeeper
 Faryd
 Mondragon,
 a
 veteran
 of
 three
 FIFA
 World
 Cups™;
 Rosana
 dos
 Santos

A u g u s t o , w h o r e p r e

Tournaments;
 and
 former
 Jamaica
 international
 and
 current
 Reggae
 Girlz
 U20
 assistant
 coach
 Tashana
 Vincent.

A
FIRST
FOR
GFF

In
 a
 historic
 move,
 the
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)’s
 nine
 regional
 associations
 simultaneously
 relaunched

senior
league
competitions
across
the
country
on
May
15,
after
more
than
a
year
of
no
play
due
to
the
COVID‑19
 pandemic.From
 Georgetown,
 to
 the
 Rupununi
 and
 Bartica
 to
 Berbice,
 East
 Bank
 Demerara,
 East
 Coast
 Demerara
 and
 Essequibo/Pomeroon,
 teams
 were
 all
 happy
 to
 return
 to
 the
 pitch.
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 noted
 that
 football
 was
 “back
 in
 a
 huge
 way”,
 and
 that
 the
 Federation
 was
 “extremely
 pleased
 with
 the
 huge
 efforts
 our
 regional
 associations
 have
 put
 in
 to
 make
 this
 possible.
 For
 the
 first
 time
 in
 our
 history,
 all
 nine
 regional
 associations
 are
 playing
 league
 football
 at
 the
 same
 time;
 this
 shows
 the
 strength
 of
 unity
 and
 collaborative
 spirit
 that
 exists
 among
 our
 community,
 and
 just
 how
 far
 we
 have
 come
 in
 developing
 football
 and
 organising
 competitions”.The
 associations
 were
 able
 to
 pull
 this
 off
 with
 technical
 support,
 training,
 equipment,
 and
 financial
 resources
 from
 the
 GFF’s
 Members
 Financial
 Assistance
 Programme
 (M‑FAP).

JUNE

INT’L
FOOTBALLER
MAR TIN
BRAITHW AITE

VISITED
GUY ANA

Named
Goodwill
Ambassador

Barcelona
 and
 Denmark
 forward
 Martin
 Braithwaite

was
 named
 Goodwill
 Ambassador
 of
 the
 capacity‑ building
 partnership
 between
 the
 Danish
 Football
 Association
 (DBU)
 and
 the
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF).
 The
 announcement
 was
 made
 during
 his
 June
 22‑ 24
 visit
 to
 Guyana.

The
 31‑year‑old
 international
 footballer,
 whose
 father
 is
 Guyanese,
 and
 his
 family
 spent
 three
 days
 visiting
 tourist
 attractions
 in
 Georgetown,
 paying
 a
 courtesy
 call
 on
Minister
of
Culture
Youth
and
Sport
Charles
Ramson
 Jr.,
 and
 visiting
 the
 proposed
 GFF
 D’Urban
 Park
 National
 Football
 Stadium
 site.He
 also
 participated
 in
 a
 novelty
 futsal
 match
 at
 the
 Cliff
 Anderson
 Sports
 Hall
 with
 GFF
 staff
 and
 Guyana
 national
 players,
 and
 was
 a
 special
 guest
 at
 the
 launch
 of
 the
 UEFA‑Assist/DBU
 Women’s
 Development
 League,
 and
 the
 GFF‑Blue
 Water
 UI5
 Girls’

D e v e l o p m e n t L e a g u e a t t h e G F F N a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g
 Centre.
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said
 “the
 visit
 of
 a
 player
 of
 Martin’s
 calibre
 and
 standing
 underlines
 the
 significance
 of
 the
 partnership
 between
 the
 DBU
 and
 the
 GFF,
 and
 the
 importance
 that
 both
 organisations
 place
 on
 delivering
 real
 impact
 on
 the
 ground
 to
 develop
 f o o t b a l l i n G u y a n a ” . B r a i t h w a i t e s h a r e d t h a t h e w a s
 “ h o n o u r e d t o b e v i s i t i n g G u y a n a , m y f a t h e r ’ s b i r t h
 country,
 and
 become
 the
 official
 Goodwill
 Ambassador
 f o r t h e p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n t h e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l
 Federation
 and
 DBU”.

The
 visit
 underlined
 the
 progress
 the
 current
 Forde
 administration
 has
 made
 in
 repairing
 and
 then
 building
 the
 image
 and
 reputation
 of
 the
 GFF
 among
 its
 global
 football
 partners.

“...honoured
to
be
visiting
 Guyana,
my
father’s
birth
 country,
and
become
the
 official
Goodwill
Ambassador
 for
the
partnership
between
 the
Guyana
Football
 Federation
and
DBU.”

Martin
Braithwaite

Concacaf
Nations
League

GOLDEN
JAGUARS
FINISHED
SECOND
IN
 GROUP 
B‑‑SIGNAL 
HOPE
STILL ALIVE

Guyana’s
 Golden
 Jaguars
 finished
 second
 in
 League
 B
 of
 Group
 B
 of
 the
 2022/2023
 Concacaf
 Nations
 League

with
 six
 points
 behind
 Haiti.
 But
 their
 bid
 is
 not
 over,
 as
 the
 senior
 men’s
 national
 squad
 will
 have
 to
 beat
 Montserrat
 and
 Bermuda
 in
 March
 2023,
 and
 hope
 that
 Haiti,
 with
 10
 points,
 stumbles
 in
 their
 upcoming
 matches.
 The
 Golden
 Jaguars
 defeated
 Montserrat
 and
 Bermuda
 in
 their
 earlier
 group
 matches,
 but
 were
 beaten,
 twice,
 by
 the
 leader
 of
 the
 group,
 Haiti.
 Their
 last
 match
 against
 Haiti
 was
 played
 on
 June
 14
 in
 the
 Dominican
 Republic.
 The
 team
 could
 still
 secure
 a
 spot
 in
 the
 Gold
 Cup
 Preliminary
 Round.
 Teams
 for
 Leagues
 A,
 B,
 and
 C
 were
 determined
 based
 on
 the
 results
 of
 the
 2019
 Concacaf
 Nations
 League
 Group
 Stage,
 including
 a
 promotion
 and
 relegation
 system
 (the
 bottom
 team
 in
 each
 group
 relegated,
 and
 the
 top
 team
 in
 each
 group
 promoted).The
 Group
 Stage
 will
 be
 followed
 by
 the
 Concacaf
 Nations
 League
 Finals
 in
 June
 2023,
 and
 will
 consist
 of
 semifinals,
 a
 third‑place
 match,
 and
 the
 finals.

JULY

FUTSAL
JOURNEY

GFF
REFEREES
EXCELLED
AT
FIRST 
CARIBBEAN
GAMES

Tw o G u y a n e s e r e f e r e e s

i m p r e s s e d F I F A a n d U E F A
 f u t s a l i n s t r u c t o r s d u r i n g t h e
 i n a u g u r a l C a r i b b e a n G a m e s i n
 G u a d e l o u p e , c u l m i n a t i n g i n t h e i r
 s e l e c t i o n a s p a r t o f t h e m a t c h ’ s
 o f fi c i a l t e a m f o r t h e fi n a l o f t h e
 competition.
 Colin
 Abel
 and
 Lenval
 Peart
 were
 singled
 out
 for
 praise
 by

F I F A f u t s a l i n s t r u c t o r W i l s o n

D a C o s t a , w h o s a i d t h e f e e d b a c k
 received
 for
 the
 two
 officials
 had
 been
 “amazing”.

“In
 a
 nutshell,
 both
 referees
 were
 exceptional,
 on
 and
 off
 the
 field
 of

play,”
 DaCosta
 said.

“They
 officiated
 the
 finals
 –
 and
 t h a t s p e a k s v o l u m e s I w a n t t o
 c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e f o o t b a l l
 a s s o c i a t i o n f o r k e e p i n g t h e s e
 officials
 interested
 in
 the
 game.”

Abel
 was
 praised
 for
 his
 “superb
 p e r s o n a l i t y ” , “ g o o d f o u l
 r e c o g n i t i o n ” , a n d “ v e r y g o o d
 m o v e m e n t ” , w h i l e P e a r t w a s
 singled
 out
 for
 his
 “expertise”
 and

“know‑how”.
 The
 inaugural
 June

29
 ‑
 July
 3,
 2022
 Caribbean
 Games
 i n G u a d e l o u p e f e a t u r e d s e v e n
 d i s c i p l i n e s , i n c l u d i n g f u t s a l

MORE
 THAN
200
KIDS
 A T
FREE

FUTSAL
CLINICS

Futsal
 took
 centre
 stage
 in

August
 when
 the
 Guyana

F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n
 (GFF)
 joined
 forces
 with
 the
 Ministry
 of
 Culture,

Y o u t h a n d S p o r t , a n d G u y a n a
 Beverages
 Inc.
 to
 launch
 the
 GFF
 Kool
Kidz
Summer
Futsal
Festival
to
 inspire
 more
 girls
 and
 boys
 to
 play
 football.
 The
 free‑to‑attend
 festival

t o o k p l a c e o v e r s i x c o n s e c u t i v e
 S a t u r d a y s a t t h e C l i f f A n d e r s o n
 Sports
 Hall
 in
 Georgetown,
 and
 was
 attended
 by
 more
 than
 200
 kids
 aged
 6‑11
 years.

“The
 GFF
 and
 Guyana
 Beverage

I n c . h a v e h a d a n e n d u r i n g
 partnership,”
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said,
 adding:
 “Their
 investment
 i n y o u t h f o o t b a l l a n d t h e y o u n g
 p e o p l e o f t h i s n a t i o n s e t s a
 resounding
 example
 as
 a
 corporate
 partner.

T h i s i s n o t h i n g s h o r t o f a n
 e x t r a o r d i n a r y e x p e r i e n c e f o r t h e
 GFF,
 the
 Guyana
 Beverages
 Inc.,
 the
 G o v e r n m e n t o f G u y a n a , a n d t h e
 y o u n g b o y s a n d g i r l s f r o m t h e
 community.
 What
 struck
 me
 and
 our
 technical
 team
 is
 the
 level
 of
 talent
 we
 saw.”
 General
 Manager
 at
 Guyana
 Beverages
 Inc.
 Samuel
 Arjoon
 said:

“ T o s e e t h i s f u t s a l s u m m e r
 programme
 become
 a
 reality
 gives
 great
 pleasure
 to
 our
 organisation
 because
 one
 of
 our
 core
 values
 is
 the
 d e v e l o p m e n t o f h u m a n

p o t e n t i a l ” M i n i s t e r o f C u l t u r e , Y o u t h a n d S p o r t C h a r l e s R a m s o n J r underscored
 the
 importance
 of
 partnerships
 between
 policymakers,
 the
 private
 sector
 and
 sports
 organisations
 in
 developing
 the
 nation’s
 talent.
 “Partnerships,”
 he
 said,
 “are
 built
 on
 trust,
 and
 that
 is
 one
 of
 things
 we’ve
 done
 with
 the
 GFF;
 the
 fundamental
 premise
 of
 trust
 is
 knowing
 that
 we
 are
 all
 moving
 in
 the
 same
 direction.”The
 sessions
 were
 managed
 by
 the
 GFF
 Technical
Department,
with
senior
men’s
national
team’s
 
Assistant
Coach
 Wayne
 Dover
 playing
 an
 integral
 part
 in
 its
 rollout.

STUDENT‑TEACHERS
CHOSEN
FOR

FIFA
F4S
PROGRAMME

The
 second
 phase
 of
 training
 for
 the
 FIFA
 Football

for
 Schools
 (F4S)
 initiative
 was
 launched
 on
 July
 26,
 2022
 with
 the
 training
 of
 Cyril
 Potter
 College
 of
 E d u c a t i o n ( C P C E ) s t u d e n t e d u c a t o r s a h e a d o f t h e
 n a t i o n a l r o l l o u t o f t h e g r o u n d ‑ b r e a k i n g p r o g r a m m e Guyana
 has
 been
 selected
 by
 FIFA
 as
 the
 first
 Caribbean
 nation
to
implement
the
F4S
programme,
which
focuses
 on
 developing
 valuable
 life
 skills
 as
 part
 of
 its
 age‑ specific,
 structured
 football
 sessions
 for
 girls
 and
 boys
 aged
 4
 to
 14.

The
 two‑day
 training
 course,
 courtesy
 of
 a
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 and
 Ministry
 of
 Education
 (MoE)
 partnership,
 was
 attended
 by
 about
 50
 CPCE
 students,
 and
 came
 hot
 on
 the
 heels
 of
 the
 first
 phase
 of
 the
 “master
 trainer”
 education
 workshop
 for
 teachers
 from
 across
 Guyana,
 which
 was
 conducted
 by
 FIFA
 instructors
 in
 May.
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said
 the
 partnership
 with
 the
 CPCE
 was
 an
 important
 phase
 in
 the
 ongoing
 efforts
 by
 the
 GFF
 and
 MoE
 to
 equip
 more
 teachers
 across
 the
 country
 to
 accelerate
 the
 rollout
 of
 the
 F4S
 programme.
 “It
 is
 such
 a
 great
 initiative
 for
 us
 to
 be
 upskilling
 the
 teachers
 that
 are
 being
 trained
 at
 the
 Cyril
 Potter
 College
 to
 deliver
 education
 across
 the
 10
 regions
 of
 this
 country.
 The
 impact
 of
 the
 F4S
 programme
 will
 be
 felt
 more,
 the
 more
 teachers
 we
 have
 delivering
 it.
 We
 are
 very
 confident
 F4S
 is
 going
 to
 be
 a
 resounding
 success,”
 he
 said.
 Dr.
 Olato
 Sam,
 Education
 Specialist
 in
 the
 MoE,
 said,
 “Our
 young
 people
 need
 to
 leave
 this
 education
 system
 having
 been
 exposed
 to
 a
 range
 of
 not

just
 academic
 programmes,
 but
 what
 we
 oftentimes
 refer
 to
 as
 enrichment
 experiences;
 that
 is
 vital.”
 Davis
 Alfred,
 one
 of
 the
 trainee
 teachers
 at
 the
 college,
 said
 he
 looked
 forward
 to
 working
 with
 the
 F4S
 programme,
 because
 footbal l had
 pl ay ed
 an
 i m portant
 part
 i n
 c reati ng
 a
 balanced
 education
 platform
 and
 positive
 mindset
 during
 his
 own
 experience
 at
 school.

GFF
Presiden t

...the
par tnership
with
the
CPCE
was
 an
impor tant
phase
in
the
ongoing

effor ts
b y
the
GFF
and
MoE
to
equip
 more
teachers
across
the
countr y

The
 Guyana
 U15
 Girls’
 National
 Team
 was
 selected

to
 play
 in
 the
 League
 B
 group
 stage
 of
 the
 Concacaf
 G i r l s ’ U 1 5 C h a m p i o n s h i p , a d e v e l o p m e n t a l
 tournament
 that
 was
 held
 in
 Florida,
 in
 the
 United
 States.
 T h e i n n o v a t i v e c o m p e t i t i o n , d e s i g n e d t o h e l p a l l
 Concacaf
 nations
 compete
 internationally
 against
 teams
 at
 a
 similar
 level
 of
 development
 to
 foster
 greater
 impact
 and
improvement,
brings
together
female
national
youth
 teams
 from
 across
 the
 region,
 including
 a
 guest
 League
 A
 team
 from
 Wales,
 in
 the
 United
 Kingdom.
 “We
 are
 happy
 for
 the
 opportunity
 to
 have
 our
 next
 generation
 of
 female
 p l a y e r s p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s C o n c a c a f d e v e l o p m e n t
 t o u r n a m e n t , ” s h a r e d G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n
 Assistant
 Technical
 Director
 Bryan
 Joseph.

“The
 staff
 have
 been
 working
 hard
 at
 getting
 the
 team

ready,
 both
 here
 and
 in
 North
 America.”
 Seventeen
 players
 were
 selected
 for
 the
 Guyana
 squad,
 which
 included
 nine
 domestic‑based
 players,
 among
 them
 up‑ a n d c o m i n g s t a r s f r o m K a m a r a n g , S a n t o s , F r u t a
 C o n q u e r o r s , t h e G u y a n a P o l i c e F o r c e , S w a n , a n d
 Orealla
 football
 clubs.
 The
 squad
 was
 coached
 by
 Delon
 Williams,
 with
 Lady
 Jags
 stalwart
 Kayla
 DeSouza
 as
 his
 assistant
 coach,
 and
 international
 teammate
 Natalie
 Nedd
 on
 goalkeeping
 coaching
 duties
 .Guyana
 faced
 Turks
 and
 Caicos,
 Cayman
 Islands
 and
 Nicaragua.

Br yan
Joseph GFF
 Assistant
 T echnical
Director

U15
GIRLS
INVITED
CONCACAF
DEVELOPMENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIP

The
staff
ha v e
been
working
 hard
at
g etting
the
team
 ready ,
both
here
and
in
N or th
 America.

A
SMASHING
START

GOALS
GALORE
AT
EAST
BANK/EAST
COAST
NAMILCO
U17

Swan
 FC
 thrashed
 Kuru
 Kururu
 Warriors
 FC,
 and
 Buxton
 United
 beat
 B/V
 Triumph
 with
 a
 commanding

performance
 as
 the
 GFF‑NAMILCO
 Thunderbolt
 “Flour
 Power”
 U17
 League
 for
 boys
 commenced
 in
 style
 on
 July
 30,
 with
 the
 East
 Bank
 Demerara
 and
 East
 Coast
 Demerara
 football
 associations
 in
 action.
 The
 intra‑ association
 league,
 now
 in
 its
 third
 edition,
 is
 compulsory
 for
 all
 nine
 GFF
 regional
 associations,
 and
 was
 designed
 to
 support
 NAMILCO’s
 goal
 to
 sustainably
 develop
 youth
 in
 Guyana,
 alongside
 the
 Federation’s
 strategy
 to
 increase
 playing
 time
 for
 more
 boys,
 and
 uncover
 new
 talent
 across
 the
 country.
 In
 the
 East
 Bank
 fixture,
 a
 sensational
 hat‑trick
 from
 Anderson
 Webber
 helped
 Swan
 defeat
 Kuru
 Kururu
 7‑2
 at
 the
 FIFA‑funded
 GFF
 National
 Training
 Centre
 in
 Providence.
 David
 Concke,
 Erosion
 Webber,
 Marlzo
 Andrews
 and
 Murphy
 Andrews
 were
 also
 on
 the
 scoresheet
 for
 the
 dominant
 Swan
 side,
 while
 Jonathan
 Hooper
 bagged
 two
 consolation
 goals
 for
 Kuru
 Kururu.
 In
 the
 East
 Coast
 clash,
 also
 played
 at
 the
 GFF
 National
 Training
 Centre,
 Buxton
 United
 beat
 B/V
 Triumph
 by
 four
 goals
 to
 nil,
 with
 a
 brace
 from
 Osafo
 Browne,
 and
 strikes
 from
 Omari
 Edwards
 and
 Swade
 Edwards.

AUGUST

GFF
EXTRAORDINARY
CONGRES

MEMBERS
SHOWED
OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT
FOR
STATUTE
REFORM

Th e n a t i o n w i d e m e m b e r s h i p o f r e g i o n a l

associations,
 clubs
 and
 affiliate
 associations
 of
 the
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 on
 August
 27
 voted,
 by
 majority,
 to
 reform
 the
 statutes
 that
 govern
 the
 administration
 of
 football
 in
 Guyana.
 The
 reform
 process,
 which
 aligns
 the
 GFF’s
 operational
 regulations
 with
 the
 governance
standards
and
rules
of
Concacaf
and
FIFA,
 was
 the
 result
 of
 several
 months
 of
 national
 consultation
 following
 an
 official
 request
 from
 the
 world
 governing
 b o d y o f f o o t b a l l . A t t h e 2 0 2 2 G F F E x t r a o r d i n a r y
 Congress,
held
at
the
GFF
National
Training
Centre,
13
 members
 voted
 for
 the
 amendments,
 with
 one
 member
 voting
 against,
 and
 another
 choosing
 to
 abstain. “The
 process
 was
 conducted
 with
 the
 full
 oversight
 of
 FIFA
 and
 Concacaf,
 every
 step
 of
 the
 way,”
 said
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde.

The
process
was
conducted
with
the
full
oversight
 of
FIF A
and
Concacaf, 
ever y
step
of
the
way .

W ayne
Forde GFF
President

1.


 All
 10
 Elite
 League
 clubs
 will
 be
 GFF
 members

2 . P r o v i s i o n h a s b e e n m a d e f o r t h e B a r i m a W a i n i
 Football
 Association
 (BWFA)
 to
 become
 the
 10
 th
 GFF
 regional
 association

3.
 Limits
 on
 presidential
 service
 of
 three
 total
 terms
 in
 office,
 to
 align
 with
 FIFA
 and

“At
 every
 stage,
 the
 members
 of
 the
 GFF
 participated
 fully
 in
 this
 exercise,
 and
 it
 was
 therefore
 no
 surprise
 that
 they
 made
 an
 informed
 decision
 after
 having
 the
 revised
 Statutes
 in
 their
 possession
 for
 21
 days.
 Everything
 that
 we
 do
 here
 at
 the
 GFF
 is
 done
 with
 complete
 openness
 and
 transparency.”

H o w a r d M c I n t o s h , H e a d o f O N E C o n c a c a f C a m p
 Caribbean
 Projects
 at
 Concacaf,
 said
 the
 reform
 process
 was
 “an
 alignment
 with
 international
 best
 practices
 that
 allow
 for
 good
 governance”.

4.
 Concacaf
 term
 limits
 and
 reforms

5 . G F F C o u n c i l m u s t c o n t a i n a t l e a s t t w o f e m a l e
 members.
 The
 GFF’s
 annual
 budget
 was
 also
 approved
 by
 its
 membership.
 Andrea
 Johnson,
 President
 of
 the
 Women’s
 Football
 Association
 and
 Chair
 of
 the
 Statutes
 R e v i e w C o m m i t t e e , s a i d t h e r e f o r m p r o c e s s w o u l d
 further
 strengthen
 good
 governance
 of
 the
 GFF,
 and
 leave
 a
 “proud”
 legacy
 for
 the
 entire
 membership.
 “At
 every
 step
 of
 this
 review,
 under
 the
 auspices
 of
 FIFA
 and
 Concacaf,
 it
 has
 been
 characterised
 by
 transparency
 and
 opportunities
 for
 the
 involvement
 of
 all
 the
 membership,”
 Johnson
 added.

“This
 is
 not
 an
 exercise
 unique
 to
 Guyana.
 All
 211
 countries
 within
 FIFA
 and
 41
 countries
 in
 Concacaf
 have
 to
 do
 this
 alignment,”
 McIntosh
 said,
 adding:
 “We
 are
 very,
 very
 happy
 with
 what
 is
 happening
 in
 Guyana
 in
 t e r m s o f t h e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n a n d t h e i r
 administration
 of
 the
 game.”
 The
 reforms
 included:

GOOD
SHOWING

U17
BOYS
AT
CONCACAF
QUALIFIERS

The
 U17
 boys’
 national
 team
 represented
 Guyana

well
 at
 the
 Concacaf
 U17
 Championship
 qualifiers
 i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s b e t w e e n A u g u s t 3 0 a n d
 September
 7.
 Under
 the
 watchful
 eye
 of
 Head
 Coach
 and
 former
 Golden
 Jaguar
 Vurlon
 Mills,
 the
 team,
 drawn
 from
 Group
 A,
 defeated
 Bahamas,
 Saint
 Martin
 and
 Bermuda,
 but
 lost
 to
 Bonaire,
 and
 drew
 with
 the
 British
 Virgin
 Islands.
 Ranked
 18th
 out
 of
 41
 nations,
 the
 Guyanese
 squad
 did
 not
 progress
 to
 the
 next
 round,
 where
 the
 16
 t o p ‑ r a n k e d n a t i o n s i n t h e r e g i o n w i l l c o m p e t e i n
 Guatemala
 in
 February
 2023,
 with
 the
 four
 semi‑finalists
 progressing
 to
 the
 FIFA
 U‑17
 World
 Cup
 in
 Peru
 in
 2 0 2 3 . G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( G F F ) A c t i n g
 T e c h n i c a l D i r e c t o r B r y a n J o s e p h s a i d t h e b o y s
 “represented
 the
 flag
 with
 honour”.

GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 added
 that
 the
 U17
 engagement
 was
 an
 important
 pillar
 in
 the
 GFF’s
 strategy
 to
 develop
 youth
 football
 at
 all
 levels.“We
 are
 delivering
 more
 organised
 leagues
 than
 ever
 before
 across
 the
 various
 age
 groups.”

GFF
Presiden

W e
are
deliv ering
more
 or ganised
leagues
than
ev er
 bef ore
across
the
various
age
 g roups.

W ayne
Forde

t

FIFA
DELIVERED
REFEREE
 TRAINING
COURSE
IN
GUYANA

The
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)’s
 Refereeing
 Department
 successfully
 completed
 the
 facilitation
 of
 a
 FIFA

member
 association
 training
 course
 for
 its
 match
 officials
 at
 the
 National
 Training
 Centre.The
 standard
 five‑day
 course,
 led
 by
 FIFA
 Referee
 Development
 Officer
 Javier
 Santos,
 is
 part
 of
 the
 world
 governing
 body’s
 regular
 activities
 to
 support
 the
 capacity
 building
 of
 referees
 worldwide
 in
 order
 to
 maintain
 standards
 in
 the
 officiation
 of
 matches.
 Referees
 and
 assistant
 referees
 from
 across
 the
 country
 were
 put
 through
 their
 paces,
 from
 August
 24,
 by
 the
 FIFA
 team,
 and
 included
 theoretical
 classroom
 and
 practical
 field
 sessions,
 as
 well
 as
 fitness
 conditioning.

“We
 have
 seen
 a
 very
 good
 attitude
 from
 the
 referees,”
 FIFA’s
 Santos
 said.
 “They
 were
 very
 enthusiastic.
 Every
 time
 we
 visit
 this
 country,
 we
 have
 seen
 a
 good
 improvement.”
 The
 course
 offered
 an
 opportunity
 to
 update
 referees
 on
 the
 latest
 interpretation
 and
 changes
 to
 the
 Laws
 of
 the
 Game,
 and
 focused
 on
 areas
 such
 as
 handball,
 offside
 and
 penalty
 decisions.
 First‑time
 attendee
 Selena
 Persaud,
 an
 assistant
 referee
 from
 Region
 7
 (Cuyuni‑Mazaruni),
 said
 the
 course
 was
 “very
 interactive
 and
 informative”.

SEPTEMBER

THANK
YOU

GOG,
FOR
REFEREE
SUPPORT

Gu y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( G F F ) P r e s i d e n t

Wayne
 Forde
 met
 with
 Minister
 of
 Culture,
 Youth
 and
 Sport
 Charles
 Ramson
 Jr.
 to
 present
 the
 Federation’s
 2021
 audited
 finances,
 and
 to
 thank
 him
 for
 providing
 financial
 support
 for
 the
 annual
 FIFA
 referee
 training
 course.
 The
 government
 ministry
 provided
 an
 undisclosed
 sum
 of
 money
 to
 help
 with
 costs
 for
 the
 routine
 FIFA
 capacity
 building
 course,
 held
 at
 the
 GFF’s

N a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g C e n t r e ( N T C ) , o n t h e E a s t B a n k
 Demerara,
 in
 August,
 as
 well
 as
 the
 GFF’s
 ongoing
 referee
 development
 work
 and
 recruitment
 drive.“The
 G o v e r n m e n t o f G u y a n a i s c o m m i t t e d t o c o n t i n u o u s
 investment
 in
 the
 future
 of
 all
 sports,
 including
 football,
 and
 that
 must
 include
 the
 capacity
 building
 and
 upskilling
 of
 match
 officials,
 who
 play
 a
 vital
 role
 on
 the
 field
 of
 play,”
 Minister
 Ramson
 said.

At
 the
 September
 3
 meeting
 between
 the
 GFF
 and
 the
 M i n i s t r y , P r e s i d e n t F o r d e a l s o h a n d e d o v e r t h e
 F e d e r a t i o n ' s a u d i t e d fi n a n c e s f o r 2 0 2 1 t o M i n i s t e r
 Ramson.
 “The
 GFF
 continues
 to
 set
 a
 leading
 example
 in
 good
 governance
 in
 sports,
 by
 having
 its
 finances
 audited
 by
 an
 independent
 auditor,
 and
 then
 publishing
 the
 results
 for
 all
 to
 see,”
 Forde
 said.

...The
Gov ernment
of
 Guyana
is
committed
to
 continuous
inv estment
in
 the
future
of
all
spor ts,
 including
f ootball,
and
 that
must
include
the
 capacity
building
and
 upskilling
of
match
 officials

Charles
Ramson
Jr . Minister
of
Culture, Y outh
&
 Sport

GF A
KICKED
OFF
GFF-NAMILCO
U17
WITH
 EXCITING
MA TCHES

The
 Georgetown
 Football
 Association
 (GFA)
 kicked
 off
 the
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 NAMILCO
 Thunderbolt
 Flour
 Power
 National
 U17
 Intra‑Association
 League
 in
 style
 on
 September
 12,
 with
 an
 official
 team
 march‑past
 and
 Compton
FC
and
Fruta
Conquerors
opening
their
accounts
with
impressive
victories.
The
competition
was
the
latest
 edition
 of
 the
 nationwide
 U17
 collaboration
 between
 the
 National
 Milling
 Company
 of
 Guyana
 and
 the
 GFF,
 which
 has
 supported
 the
 personal
 and
 sporting
 development
 of
 more
 than
 one
 thousand
 boys
 across
 the
 country
 since
 its
 inception.

“This
 is
 the
 first
 partnership
 that
 we
 launched
 back
 in
 2016,
 and
 this
 partnership
 has
 endured
 for
 almost
 seven
 years,”
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said
 after
 the
 official
 march‑past.
 In
 the
 first
 two
 matches
 for
 the
 GFA
 leg
 of
 the
 tournament,
 Compton
 routed
 Black
 Pearl
 5‑0,
 while
 Fruta
 Conquerors
 defeated
 Georgetown
 FC
 3‑1.
 “I
 want
 to
 congratulate
 the
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 for
 taking
 this
 initiative,
 and
 also
 NAMILCO,
 our
 company,
 for
 having
 this
 tournament,”
 said
 NAMILCO
 Marketing
 Supervisor
 Alicia
 Anderson.
 GFA
 General
 Secretary
 Adrian
 Barrow
 thanked
 NAMILCO
 for
 its
 ongoing
 support
 to
 the
 development
 of
 youth
 football.

GFF
PRESIDENT
OFFICIAL
VISIT
TO
UEFA

SHOWED
PROGRESS

His
 September
 trip
 to
 Europe,

at
 the
 invitation
 of
 the
 UEFA,
 shows
 the
 significant
 steps
 that
 have
 been
 taken
 in
 restoring
 the
 image
 of
 the
 GFF
 since
 2015,
 from
 good
 governance
 and
 infrastructure
 t o c o m p e t i t i o n s a n d d e v e l o p m e n t
 programmes,
 noted
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 President
 Wayne
 Forde.

When
 the
 Forde‑led
 administration
 took
 up
 the
 reins
 in
 2015,
 the
 GFF
 w a s e m e r g i n g f r o m a p e r i o d o f
 disruption
 and
 governance
 issues,
 which
 had
 tarnished
 its
 international
 standing,
 and
 led
 to
 FIFA
 installing
 a
 Normalisation
 Committee
 to
 replace
 the
existing
Executive
Committee
as

p a r t o f a s t a b i l i s a t i o n m e c h a n i s m
 ahead
 of
 elections.
 President
 Forde
 w a s i n v i t e d t o S w i t z e r l a n d f o r a n
 official
 visit
 to
 the
 headquarters
 of
 UEFA,
 the
 European
 governing
 body
 of
 football,
 and
 the
 Danish
 Football
 Association
 (DBU),
 with
 which
 the
 G F F h a s a M e m o r a n d u m o f
 Understanding
 for
 collaboration
 on
 football
 development.

“As
 the
 first
 president
 of
 the
 Guyana
 F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n t o v i s i t t h e
 headquarters
 of
 UEFA
 in
 Nyon,
 I
 was

humbled
 by
 the
 experience
 and
 t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e p r e s e n t
 G u y a n a , ” F o r d e s a i d . “ I t r e a l l y
 brought
 home
 how
 far
 we
 have
 come
 in
 repairing
 the
 reputation
 and
 image
 of
 the
 GFF,
 thanks
 to
 t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a d e e p
 legacy
 of
 initiatives,
 from
 good
 g o v e r n a n c e t o c o m p e t i t i o n s . ” 


As
part
of
his
historic
visit
to
 Switzerland,
Forde
met
several
 top‑ranking
UEFA
officials,
 including
Deputy
General
 Secretary
Kevin
Lamour;
Head
 of
International
Relations
Eva
 Pasquier;
Head
of
Technical
 Development
Frank
Ludolph;
 Director
of
National
Associations
 Zoran
Lakovic;
and
Tania
Baima
 from
the
UEFA
Foundation
for
 Children.

F o r d e a l s o h e l d f o r m a l
 discussions
 with
 DBU
 President
 Jesper
 Moller,
 and
 DBU
 General
 S e c r e t a r y J a k o b J e n s e n “These
engagements
focused
on
 how
 we
 could
 further
 build
 on
 the
 e x c e l l e n t e x i s t i n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n
 we
 have
 with
 UEFA
 Assist
 and
 the
 D B U t o a c c e l e r a t e t h e
 d e v e l o p m e n t o f f o o t b a l l i n

G u y a n a , a n d t o o p e n u p m o r e
 opportunities
 for
 our
 young
 players
 to
 enhance
 their
 skills,
 and
 showcase
 t h e i r t a l e n t t o a w i d e r a u d i e n c e , ”
 Forde
 shared.

These
engagements
 f ocused
on
how
we
could
 fur ther
build
on
the
 ex cellent
existing
 collaboration
we
ha v e
 with
UEF A
Assist
and
the
 DBU
to
accelerate
the
 dev elopment
of
f ootball
in
 Guyana W

The
 new
 year
 brings
 new
 scholarship
 opportunities

f o r f o o t b a l l e r s a c r o s s G u y a n a T h e G u y a n a
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 has
 partnered
 with
 the
 U S b a s e d A R S t u d e n t A t h l e t e S o c c e r S c h o l a r s h i p
 Academy
 (ARSASSA)
 to
 host
 a
 one‑week
 football
 camp
 in
 Guyana
 in
 February
 2023,
 which
 will
 serve
 to
 enlighten
 p l a y e r s a b o u t t h e a c a d e m i c a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l
 development
 opportunities
 available
 in
 the
 US
 youth
 soccer
 and
 college
 structure.

The
 pioneering
 initiative,
 which
 will
 also
 expose
 the
 cream
 of
 young
 Guyanese
 football
 talent
 to
 coaches
 and
 scouts
 from
 the
 United
 States
 and
 Brazil,
 was
 formalised
 during
 a
 meeting
 between
 the
 two
 organisations
 on
 September
 17.Five
 college
 coaches
 from
 the
 U.S.
 and
 one
 academy
 coach
 from
 a
 club
 in
 Brazil
 will
 participate
 in
 the
 week‑long
 camp
 at
 the
 GFF
 National
 Training
 Centre

in
 February,
 which
 will
 be
 facilitated
 by
 ARSASSA
 in
 collaboration
 with
 the
 GFF
 Technical
 Department,
 led
 by
 Acting
 Technical
 Director
 Bryan
 Joseph,
 a
 former
 Golden
 Jaguar.

“The
 GFF
 is
 committed
 to
 exploring
 all
 possibilities
 to
 help
 Guyanese
 girls
 and
 boys
 develop
 their
 talent
 to
 its
 f u l l p o t e n t i a l , a n d f o r g e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f r o m f o o t b a l l ,
 whether
 that
 might
 be
 in
 education,
 professional
 sport
 or
 other
 careers,”
 said
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde.

“As
 part
 of
 these
 ongoing
 efforts,
 we
 are
 delighted
 to
 partner
 with
 ARSASSA
 for
 this
 potentially
 life‑changing
 football
 camp.
 Young
 players
 from
 our
 national
 team
 youth
 structure
 will
 be
 able
 to
 improve
 their
 technical
 s k i l l s , s h o w c a s e t h e i r a b i l i t y t o s c o u t s a n d c o l l e g e
 coaches,
 and
 learn
 more
 about
 how
 to
 navigate
 the
 U.S.
 college
 pathway,”
 he
 added.

PRO‑SCOUTING
CAMP
SET
FOR
2023

OCTOBER

APPROVED

GFF’S
STRICT
ETHICS
 AND
PROCUREMENT
POLICIES

The
 Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)
 has
 created

a n d a p p r o v e d s t r i c t e t h i c s a n d p r o c u r e m e n t
 policies,
 sharing
 the
 new
 rules
 with
 its
 membership
 to
 improve
 accountability
 and
 transparency
 in
 football
 as
 part
 of
 the
 ongoing
 FIFA
 reform
 process.
 The
 documents
 were
 signed
 off
 in
 early
 October
 by
 the
 GFF
 Council,
 formerly
 the
 GFF
 Executive
 Committee,
 bringing
 the
 national
 federation
 and
 its
 membership
 in
 line
 with
 the
 highest
 global
 standards
 in
 football.

“The
 GFF
 is
 committed
 to
 managing
 football
 in
 the
 most
 professional
 manner
 in
 order
 to
 ensure
 the
 long‑ term
 stability
 and
 development
 of
 the
 game
 and
 its
 administration.
 It
 is
 one
 of
 our
 strategic
 goals
 to
 continue
 to
 strive
 for
 good
 governance,
 because
 football
 cannot
 thrive
 and
 grow
 without
 a
 strong
 institutional
 foundation.
 We
 believe
 these
 new
 standards
 place
 the
 GFF
 at
 the
 forefront
 of
 good
 governance
 in
 sports
 administration
 in
 the
 Caribbean
 region,”
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 said.

The
 policies
 apply
 to
 the
 GFF
 Council
 and
 General
 Secretariat,
 as
 well
 as
 its
 regional
 associations,
 member
 affiliates
 and
 member
 clubs.
 The
 full
 documents
 can
 be
 found
 Online
 on
 the
 GFF’s
 website.
 The
 Ethics,
 Anti‑ Bribery
 and
 Anti‑Corruption
 Policy
 supports
 the
 GFF’s
 z e r o t o l e r a n c e a p p r o a c h t o u n e t h i c a l a n d i l l e g a l
 b e h a v i o u r i n f o o t b a l l , c o v e r i n g a r e a s s u c h a s g i f t s ,
 hospitality,
 facilitation
 payments,
 kickbacks,
 employee
 a n d c o n t r a c t o r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , r e c o r d ‑ k e e p i n g a n d
 conflicts
 of
 interest.
 It
 establishes
 a
 register
 of
 interests
 for
 senior
 officials
 across
 the
 football
 community.

The
 Procurement
 Policy
 outlines
 rules
 and
 thresholds
 for
 tendering
 goods
 and
 services
 across
 a
 range
 of
 budgets,
 from
 open
 and
 restricted
 tendering
 to
 the
 request
 for
 a
 quotation
 for
 the
 GFF
 and
 its
 members.

YOUTH
PLAYERS
ON
JAMAICA
 SCHOLARSHIPS

Four
 talented
 youth
 players:
 Brandon
 Solomon,

A n t w o n e V a s c o n c e l l o s , R a j a n R a m d e h o l l , a n d
 M a r c u s T u d o r w e r e a w a r d e d s c h o l a r s h i p s t o
 attend
 St.
 Jago
 High
 School,
 in
 Jamaica,
 and
 will
 become
 part
 of
 St.
 Jago
 Under‑19
 squad
 for
 the
 Manning
 Cup,
 better
 known
 as
 ISSA
 High
 School
 Championship.The
 players
 are
 pursuing
 two‑year
 scholarships
 at
 the
 St.
 Jago
 High
 School,
 which
 is
 a
 secondary
 coeducational
 institution
 that
 was
 founded
 in
 1744,
 and
 is
 renowned
 for
 graduating
 some
 of
 Jamaica’s
 senior
 military
 officers,
 academic
 scholars,
 performing
 artistes,
 and
 globally‑ known
 sportsmen
 and
 women.
 Ramdeholl
 was
 enrolled

in
 Fifth
 Form
 to
 undertake
 CXC
 studies,
 while
 the
 other
 three,
 who
 have
 already
 written
 CXC,
 were
 enrolled
 in
 Lower
 Sixth
 Form
 classes.

“I
 am
 happy
 and
 delighted
 that
 we
 were
 able
 to
 secure
 t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n o f G o l d e n
 Jaguars.
 I
 have
 a
 special
 connection
 to
 the
 boys,
 since
 they
 were
 all
 part
 of
 the
 National
 Under‑15
 team
 that
 did
 very
 well
 in
 the
 CONCACAF
 Championship
 a
 few
 years
 back.
 The
 exposure
 they
 will
 have
 playing
 in
 the
 ISSA
 league
 will
 fast‑track
 their
 development,
 which
 augurs
 well
 for
 the
 future
 of
 Guyana’s
 football,”
 said
 Bryan
 Joseph,
 GFF
 Acting
 Technical
 Director.

LAUNCHED

PRESTIGIOUS
ONE
GUYANA
PRESIDENT’S
CUP

Th e i n a u g u r a l O n e G u y a n a

P r e s i d e n t ’ s C u p f o o t b a l l

t o u r n a m e n t k i c k e d o f f o n

N o v e m b e r 1 3 w i t h i n t e r ‑ w a r d
 c o m p e t i t i o n s a c r o s s a l l t h e t e n

A d m i n i s t r a t i v e R e g i o n s

Commenting
 on
 his
 administration’s
 involvement
 in
 the
 activity,
 President

Irfaan
 Ali
 shared
 that
 it
 “wants
 to
 see
 more
 young
 people
 participating
 in
 the
 sport,
 along
 with
 leaders
 across
 e v e r y r e g i o n w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r ”

“ F o o t b a l l h a s t h e p o w e r t o b r i n g
 people
 together,
 and
 this
 is
 the
 first
 in
 a
 series
 of
 initiatives
 in
 which
 the
 Government
 plans
 to
 work
 with
 the

GFF
 to
 support
 their
 ambition
 to
 make
 the
 game
 more
 accessible,”
 President
 Ali
 said.
 The
 first
 leg
 of
 t h e t o u r n a m e n t w a s a n i n t r a ‑ regional
 straight
 knockout
 playoff,
 f o l l o w e d b y a n a t i o n a l i n t e r ‑ r e g i o n a l r o u n d r o b i n
 championship.

Ten
 regional
 teams,
 comprising
 2 5 o f e a c h r e g i o n ’ s b e s t
 f o o t b a l l e r s , a l o n g w i t h a fi v e member
 technical
 staff,
 contested
 t h e i n t e r r e g i o n a l r o u n d r o b i n
 championship,
 with
 the
 final
 held
 on
 January
 1,
 2023,
 New
 Year’s
 Day.
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde

thanked
 the
 head
 of
 state,
 noting:
 “We
 really
 appreciate
 the
 efforts
 of
 t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f G u y a n a a n d
 P r e s i d e n t I r f a a n ’ s s u p p o r t i n t h i s
 i n i t i a t i v e ” H e a d d e d t h a t t h e
 t o u r n a m e n t a l s o “ p r o v i d e s o u r
 c o a c h i n g s t a f f w i t h a n a d d i t i o n a l
 opportunity
 to
 scout
 players
 to
 add
 to
 the
 National
 team
 pool”.

F ootball
has
the
power
to
bring
 people
together ,
and
this
is
the
first
 in
a
series
of
initiativ es
in
which
the
 Gov ernment
plans
to
work
with
the
 GFF
to
suppor t
their
ambition.

His
Excellency

Dr
Mohamed
Irfaan
 Ali President
of
Guy ana

GFF
President

...provides
our
coaching
staff
 with
an
additional
oppor tunity
 to
scout
play ers
to
add
to
the

N ational
team
pool.

W ayne
Forde

24
 TRAINED
FOR
CONCACAF
 W
 ‘C’
LICENCE

In
 its
 efforts
 to
 grow
 female
 homegrown
 coaching

t a l e n t , t h e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ’ s C o a c h
 Education
 Department
 hosted
 a
 six‑day
 Concacaf
 W
 ‘C’
 licence
 training
 course
 in
 November.
 The
 workshop
 opened
 on
 November
 25
 at
 the
 GFF
 National
 Training
 Centre
 in
 Providence,
 East
 Bank
 Demerara,
 with
 a
 strong
 showing
 from
 24
 aspiring
 female
 coaches
 from
 nine
 regional
 associations
 across
 Guyana.
 Women’s
 Football
 Association
 President
 Andrea
 Johnson
 stressed
 that
 the
 course
 is
 a
 step
 in
 the
 right
 direction
 for
 women’s
 football
 development
 in
 Guyana.

“Never
 before
 have
 we
 had
 24
 female
 participants
 for
 any
 coaching
 course.
 For
 too
 long
 we
 have
 had
 a
 male‑
 dominated
 coaching
 staff
 for
 female
 teams,
 especially
 national
 teams,”
 Johnson
 said,
 adding:
 “For
 Concacaf
 to
 be
 here
 in
 Guyana
 to
 do
 a
 C
 Licence
 coaching
 course
 for
 only
 women
 means
 that
 we
 are
 making
 another
 step
 towards
 development
 of
 the
 women’s
 game.”The
 first
 part
 of
 the
 “blended
 learning”
 programme,
 facilitated
 by
 Anton
 Corneal,
 Concacaf
 Coaching
 Educator
 and
 former
 Technical
 Director
 of
 the
 Trinidad
 and
 Tobago
 Football

A s s o c i a t i o n , G F F a c t i n g T e c h n i c a l D i r e c t i o n B r y a n
 Joseph
 and
 coach
 Linsworth
 Gilbert,
 involved
 theoretical
 l e s s o n s , f o l l o w e d b y p r a c t i c a l s e s s i o n s a t t h e G F F
 National
 Training.
 Guyana
 is
 the
 fifth
 country
 in
 the
 C o n c a c a f r e g i o n t o c o n d u c t t h e C L e v e l c o a c h i n g
 training,
 which
 aims
 to
 provide
 over
 300
 women
 across
 the
 region
 with
 the
 opportunity
 to
 coach
 at
 various
 levels.

I n 2 0 1 5 , G F F P r e s i d e n t W a y n e F o r d e i n h e r i t e d a n
 ecosystem
 of
 coaches
 with
 no
 valid
 qualifications.
 The
 GFF
 Technical
 and
 Education
 Department
 has
 since
 enabled
 the
 progress
 of
 an
 all‑time‑high
 58
 coaches
 to
 ‘D’

licence
 or
 ‘C’
 licence
 level,
 as
 well
 as
 introduced
 a
 coaching
 philosophy
 and
 pathway
 to
 ensure
 a
 uniform
 approach
 to
 football
 development
 across
 the
 GFF’s
 nine
 regional
 associations.

Nev er
bef ore
ha v e
w e
had
24
f emale
par ticipants
f or
an y
 coac hing
course.
F or
too
long
w e
ha v e
had
a
male-
 dominated
coac hing
staff
f or
f emale
teams,
especiall y
 national
teams.

Andrea
Johnson

W.F.A
President

DECEMBER

ONE
GUYANA
PRESIDENT’S
CUP GROUP
DRAW
HELD
LIVE

Th e G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d e r a t i o n ( G F F ) o n

D e c e m b e r 6 a n n o u n c e d t h e d r a w f o r t h e
 c h a m p i o n s h i p r o u n d o f t h e p r e s t i g i o u s O n e
 Guyana
 President’s
 Cup
 during
 a
 live
 press
 conference
 at
 the
 National
 Cultural
 Centre
 on
 Homestretch
 Avenue,
 Georgetown.Players,
 supporters
 and
 officials
 of
 the
 10
 regional
 teams
 witnessed,
 in
 real
 time,
 the
 drawing
 and
 matchup
 of
 Groups
 A
 and
 B.

The
 tournament
 focused
 on
 expanding
 the
 reach
 of
 f o o t b a l l a c r o s s G u y a n a , a n d i n c r e a s i n g t h e p l a y e r
 population,
 while
 at
 the
 same
 time
 creating
 opportunities
 t o s c o u t n e w t a l e n t w i t h i n c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t w e r e
 traditionally
 off
 the
 formal
 football
 grid.
 “To
 have
 so
 many
 young
 talents
 take
 centre
 stage
 during
 the
 prestigious
 FIFA
 2022
 World
 Cup
 Season
 is,
 without
 a
 doubt,
 a
 great
 source
 of
 pride
 for
 my
 administration.
 Therefore,
 on

behalf
 of
 the
 entire
 football
 fraternity
 of
 Guyana,
 I
 would
 like
 to
 express
 my
 sincere
 gratitude
 to
 President
 Ali
 and
 his
 Government
 for
 their
 investment
 in
 the
 development
 of
 football,”
 shared
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde.

The
first
leg
was
the
intra‑regional
straight
knockout
 playoff,
 followed
 by
 the
 regional
 championship.
 GFF
 Technical
 Director
 (ag)
 Bryan
 Joseph,
 explained:
 “There
 is
 now
 a
 real
 pathway
 into
 the
 SMNT
 (Senior
 National
 Men’s
 Team),
 and
 we
 are
 excited.
 Over
 3,000
 players
 have
 auditioned.”Co‑founder
 of
 the
 Kashif
 and
 Shanghai

O r g a n i s a t i o n , K a s h i f M u h a m m a d , s a i d : “ T h e K & S
 organisation
 is
 pleased
 to
 collaborate
 once
 again
 with
 the
 GFF
 in
 staging
 this
 prestigious
 tournament.
 We
 believe
 t h a t o u r e x t e n s i v e e v e n t m a n a g e m e n t e x p e r t i s e
 complements
 very
 well
 the
 disciplined,
 professional
 and
 structured
 approach
 President
 Forde
 has
 instituted
 in
 the
 management
 of
 football
 from
 the
 inception
 of
 his
 tenure.
 We
 are
 here
 to
 play
 our
 role
 in
 ensuring
 the
 success
 of
 the
 inaugural
 One
 Guyana
 President’s
 Cup.”

Kashif
Muhammad

Co‑founder
of
the
Kashif
and
Shanghai
Organisation

The
K&S
or ganisation
is
 pleased
to
collaborate
once
 again
with
the
GFF
in
staging
 this
prestigious
tournament.

MAJOR
CASH
PRIZES
FOR
ONE
GUYANA
 PRESIDENT’S
CUP

Region
4
won
the
inaugural
One
Guyana
President’s
Cup
defeating
Region
3
in
a
thrilling
final
at
the
 Leonora
Track
and
Field
Stadium,
West
Coast
Demerara.
Second
and
third
place
winners
were
Regions
3
 and
5.

Teams
 of
 the
 One
 Guyana
 President’s
 Cup
 Regional
 Championship
 Round
 won
 millions
 of
 dollars
 in
 prizes,

including
 $2M
 for
 the
 winner
 of
 the
 inaugural
 tournament.
 The
 teams
 represented
 Guyana’s
 10
 Administrative
 Regions
 in
 the
 playoff
 leg
 of
 the
 tournament.
 Apart
 from
 the
 winning
 team’s
 cash,
 the
 second‑placed
 team
 received
 $1M,
 and
 Region
 Five
 copped
 the
 third
 spot,
 winning
 $500,000.Throughout
 the
 regional
 leg,
 each
 player
 received
 $80,000
 per
 match,
 while
 team
 captains
 were
 given
 $100,000.
 Additionally,
 head
 coaches
 of
 each
 team

 collected
 $100,000,
 and
 coaching
 staff
 walked
 away
 with
 $80,000
 per
 match.
 Teams
 that
 made
 the
 quarter‑finals
 received
 $200,000
 each,
 and
 each
 semi‑finalist
 walked
 away
 with
 $400,000.

TIGER
RENTALS
U13
 DEVELEOPMENT
LEAGUE

Guyana
 Football
 Federation
 (GFF)‑Tiger
 Rentals

U 1 3 D e v e l o p m e n t a l L e a g u e k i c k e d o f f o n
 January
 31
 at
 the
 National
 Training
 Centre
 at
 Providence,
 East
 Bank
 Demerara.Young
 players
 form
 a c r o s s G u y a n a w e r e e x c i t e d w i t h t h e r e t u r n o f t h e
 t o u r n a m e n t a i m e d a t i m p r o v i n g f o o t b a l l k n o w l e d g e
 amongst
 the
 younger
 generation.
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Forde
 noted
 that
 his
 administration’s
 football
 programme
 focuses
 on
 developing
 talent
 from
 a
 young
 age
 in
 order
 to
 build
 a
 roster
 for
 the
 future.

“ I t h i n k i t i s p u b l i c k n o w l e d g e n o w t h a t m y
 administration
 has
 been
 heavily
 on
 youth
 football,
 and
 we’ve
 tried
 very
 hard
 to
 have
 all
 the
 developmental
 key
 a g e ‑ g r o u p s s p o n s o r e d . ” P a r t i c i p a t i n g p l a y e r s a r e
 attached
 to
 clubs,
 regional
 associations
 and
 the
 GFF
 Academy
 Training
 Center
 (ATC)
 teams.

FOOTBALL
MA TCHES
LIVE
ON

FIF A
PLA TFORM

The
Guyana
Football
Federation
(GFF)
and
FIFA+,

the
 new
 one‑stop
 digital
 destination
 for
 football
 fandom,
 have
 teamed
 up
 to
 take
 Guyana
 football
 to
 the
 world.
 As
 part
 of
 its
 mission
 to
 give
 fans
 engaging
 and
 innovative
 ways
 of
 interacting
 with
 the
 beautiful
 game,
 FIFA+
 offers
 free
 access
 to
 live
 football
 action
 from
 every
 corner
 of
 the
 globe,
 which
 now
 includes
 matches
 from
 the
 GFF
 Pro‑League,
 GFF
 Women’s
 League,
 GFF
 Men’s
 Super
 16
 Cup,
 and
 the
 GFF
 Women’s
 Super
 16
 Cup.The
 platform,
 which
 is
 available
 on
 the
 Web
 as
 a
 mobile
 app,
 and
 on
 select
 connected
 devices,
 is
 now
 accessible
 in
 ten
 languages,
 and
 represents
 a
 ground‑breaking
 approach
 to
 showcasing
 live
 football
 from
 men’s,
 women’s
 and
 youth
 leagues
 and
 cups
 to
 a
 global
 audience.

“This
is
a
monumental
forward
leap
for
the
development
 of
 Guyana’s
 Football.
 More
 importantly,
 however,
 is
 the
 level
 of
 exposure
 our
 players
 will
 enjoy
 throughout
 the
 football
 season.
 Displaying
 global
 audience
 will
 vastly
 players,
 both
 males
 and
 scholarships
 and
 professional
 This
 level
 of
 exposure
 standards
 of
 our
 football
 g a m e m a n a g e m e n t experience
 would
 be
 the
 GFF
 President
 Wayne
 Charlotte
 Burr,
 Development
 and
 Digital
 ever,
 our
 MAs
 can
 seamlessly
 football
 fan
 base,
 and
 a
 daily
 basis.
 We
 are
 proud
 G u y a n a F o o t b a l l F e d helping
 to
 really
 grow
 Caribbean
 and
 beyond.”
 steadily
 expanded
 its
 content
 streams
 in
 order
 digital
 experience.
 Completely
 extensive
 archive
 (including
 World
 Cup™
 matches),
 year,
 interactive
 games
 and
 predictors,
 and
 a
 slate
 of

President:
W ayne
Forde

General
Secretary:
Rev .
Ian
 Alves

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