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Anthony satisfied with outcome of football impasse
By Edison Jefford
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony has expressed his satisfaction over the mediation process between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) that seemingly brought an end to the long-standing impasse between the two factions. 
Anthony addressed the issue on Friday during a visit to the Synthetic Track and Field Facility at Leonora where a modern football field is also being laid in the centre. He said that the process is good for the development of football in Guyana.
“We are very pleased this has happened. It should have happened a long time ago. This is good for the development of football in our country,” Anthony stated, adding that the field at the track at Leonora will be a “world class field” when completed. The grass for the field has already been planted.
“We have already spoken to the GFF about this (the field at Leonora) and the goal project to see how these facilities will be utilised,” the Minister continued, adding that he has had some healthy discussions with CONCACAF President, Jeffrey Webb, last week.
According to Anthony the intervention of CONCACAF and FIFA in a domestic matter gives the rest of the region a good example of how international bodies ought to operate. He said he hopes the West Indies Cricket Board paid keen attention to what is considered mediation, attempting to draw a parallel with the current cricket imbroglio involving the GCB and the Government-linked Interim Management Committee.
During private meetings held at the Pegasus Hotel last week, officials representing the GFF and the GFA, CONCACAF and FIFA agreed to a set of statutes that should see an end to the long-standing dispute that engulfed the GFF and GFA for the last two years.
Mainly among the Agreement was GFA permanent withdrawal of all legal actions lodged before the Courts of Guyana against the GFF by 14 January 2013; and GFF’s immediate reinstatement of all membership rights to the GFA upon withdrawal of all aforementioned legal actions, which has to include GFA’s right to vote at the GFF Elections.
Jeffrey Webb
Acting President, Franklin Wilson, and General Secretary, Noel Adonis represented the GFF while Vernon Burnett, and General Secretary, Christopher Matthias, represented the GFA in talks that included CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice-President, Webb and FIFA Director of Member Associations and Development, Thierry Regenass.
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