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Ansa Mc Al partners with GFF for World Cup Qualifiers
By Juanita Hooper
In supporting Guyana’s national football team, Golden Jaguars, in their
Acting President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Franklin Wilson (right) receives the sponsorship arrangement from Managing Director of Ansa Mc Al, Beverly Harper while Noel Adonis share the moment.
historic participation in the Third Round of the FIFA 2014 Brazil World Cup Qualifiers, which commences in June, Ansa Mc Al Trading Ltd., under their Stage Beer brand, has collaborated with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to assist with the team’s preparation.
The collaboration was announced yesterday during a press conference at the company’s local headquarter at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara.
Acting President of GFF, Franklin Wilson in his brief remarks during the conference stated that the GFF and Ansa Mc Al are in the belief that it will be possible for the Golden Jaguars to go all the way in their World Cup qualification bid.
Wilson said that Guyana could be among the finalists in Brazil in 2014 with the synchronized efforts and support of Corporate Guyana, all Guyanese, the football fraternity and those in the Diaspora. He singled out the continued determination and high quality performances of the Jaguars’ Staff and Team on and off the field.
Wilson, who was not surprised with Ansa Mc Al’s contribution revealed that the partnership was a significant source of satisfaction to them as it will assist in the sustenance of the team, which does not only includes the payment of bills.
“It is not only their contribution to the payment of the bills, which we can assure you are quite substantial and will require much more than what Ansa Mc Al is giving to take the Golden Jaguars through to the next the round, but it is the willingness of Ansa Mc Al to provide leadership in the support of sport generally and football in particular,” Wilson said.
Ansa Mc Al’s intervention signified a vote of confidence in the Golden Jaguars Football Team, which has been producing superb performances. Wilson expressed his gratitude for Ansa Mc Al decision to collaborate with football in Guyana on more than just a financial level.
“It demonstrates patriotism and an interest in partnership with the GFF for the quantum leap needed for the sustained development of our sports. We are further gratified that the Company has agreed to also partner with the GFF for the promotion, advertisement and development of our local competitions and tournaments,” he added.
Beverley Harper, Managing Director of Ansa Mc Al, stated that the development of football is close to their hearts and their collaboration with GFF and football would not be their first as they we were involved in football for quite a couple of years. She said that football has usually been associated with the Stag Beer brand.
Harper, who disclosed that it is their 20th anniversary since being in Guyana, revealed that the company is extremely proud of the Golden Jaguars.
“We are happy that we have now been able to put together an agreement that we will be able to help them more than we have. We have always supported them through good times and bad; let’s face it they need the support,” Harper told the media.
Harper even discussed an unfortunate event, which occurred in the Guyana football history, to highlight how far the sport has come ever since.
“Trust me, I was here in the eighties when half of our team absconded on their way to Mexico and I know that at that stage, some of the Managers and fellow supporters had to make up the team or we would have been heavily fined. At that time, I remember it was a great team and all of Guyana was behind them and since then it has been a hard time trying to get everybody back on board,” Harper informed.
In closing she added that Ansa Mc Al was happy that under a different dispensation they can find it possible to come into this venture. “We do so with open hearts and relatively open pockets. We believe that Guyana is on the course of being able to do well and bring great credit and honour to this country that we all love so dearly,” she concluded.
Guyana’s Golden Jaguars are scheduled to play at least three warm-up games before the third round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers begin in June. The first of those warm-up fixtures will be on May 18 against Jamaica’s Reggae Boys.
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