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Players still to be paid by GFF- Nurse
Captain of the Guyana senior male football team, the Golden Jaguars, Chris Nurse said the players are yet to be paid by the Guyana Football Federation. He was speaking at a press conference held yesterday at the Water Crest Hotel.
Nurse, who is a guest player of the Alpha United FC in the current Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, feels that as captain of the national team he has a right to speak on behalf of his players. He stated they have not yet received any payments from the camps that were held in St. Lucia and Grenada as well as the Texas game.
Chris Nurse captain of the Golden Jaguars makes a point at yesterday’ s press conference. Along side him is head of the Alpha United FC Lubumba
“There was breach in agreement when the World Cup qualifying game was moved to Texas. GFF issued a letter saying we would be paid but we have not yet received any money from them. My aim is not to attack the GFF but to let the public know what is going on and it is not my decision to hold this press conference but the players as a group.”
He stated that a number of players do not want to represent Guyana under the current administration. “The players are experienced and want to represent Guyana in the best of form but are not willing to play due to the current administration,” Nurse noted.
He added that no reason was given as to why the game was moved from Guyana and no agreement was made with the players. “Players did not sign any agreement and the GFF does not want to pay the money which was agreed to, so that is a breach of the contract, and the players have a right to speak.” “The players put their bodies on the line but are not properly rewarded.”
He informed that the GFF received $200,000 from FIFA on a yearly basis and yet there are no proper training facilities. “There is no future for football in Guyana, players who are coming to the end of their careers cannot purchase lands because we are not being paid properly, Guyana has talent and can compete with anyone but that is not all, to be champions it takes a lot more than that.
“What’s the point in playing if it is only to compete and not to win, I am here to win not just to compete, players give up their jobs and travel with their families but where are the payments,” he asked.
He said that it is not the first time the national team has had this issue with the GFF. “We had this problem before and it is with the same administration and if they can’t do anything for football they should get out of the game. We tried to have a better relationship with the GFF but to no avail.”
“We wanted to play the game in Guyana and the players were not involved in that decision to move the game against Mexico. If it was beneficial to move the game then we have no problem. Why move the game when you do not know how much money you will make, we can’t get a figure until now,” added Nurse.
Also present at the Press Conference was president of the Alpha United FC, Odinga Lumumba, he said that justice is a very fundamental right and he is in support of the players. Lumumba stated he supported the decision to move the game due to financial reasons but there is a need to disclose the finances.
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