GFC’s O’Brien clears air on ‘mischievous’ GFA ad as K&S to use venue on January 1

Dec 25, 2012 Sports

Trouble is brewing as the fierce ‘off the field’ rivalry between the organizers of the Banks Beer /GFA Knockout Cup Football tournament and those of the Kashif and Shanghai outfit and it seems as though the former group is ignoring all of the rules of engagement.
The situation has taken such a twist that the Honorary Secretary of the Guyana Olympic Association, Ivor O’Brien, was forced to intervene to clarify an issue while attempting to restore some sanity to a situation that has clearly gone out of hand.
This was after an advertisement was placed over the airwaves suggesting that Jamaican Reggae Artiste, Beenie Man was billed to perform at a concert scheduled for the GFC Ground on New Year’s night.
This circular has been the cause of concern of the K&S principals as they have already secured the use of the facility to host the finals of their youth tournament, the inaugural Chico U-13 Football Championships.
It appears as though the Beenie Man advertisement continues to be aired despite the efforts of the K&S duo to have the anomaly corrected.
Subsequently, Mr. O’Brien has dispatched a letter to the Honourable Secretary of the GFA, Christopher Mattias, advising him that the facility has already been booked to facilitate the finals of the above mentioned youth tournament.
The correspondence has also been carbon copied to the K&S principals. Kaieteur Sport is also in receipt of the O’Brien correspondence.
Meanwhile, K&S Director, Aubrey Major informed this newspaper that plans are progressing satisfactorily for the finals of the youth tournament.
He said that some parents have contacted him for clarification of the issue as their children, participating in the tournament, are confused as to whether the championship was still on.
He assured those parents that there has been no change of plans even as he urged the authors of the letter to de
sist from such behavior. “We at K&S organization are merely attempting to provide developmental activity for the youths and it is extremely mischievous for any member of the football fraternity to cause disruptions,” he stated while reminding of FIFA’s motto, “For the Good of the Game.’
Kaieteur Sport attempted to contact Mr. Mattias for a comment but calls to his cell phone went unanswered.

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