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GFF mourns the loss of Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards
The football fraternity in Guyana was plunged into a state of mourning on Saturday following the passing of young and talented Golden Jaguars Goalkeeper, Colin Edwards.
The 21-year-old Edwards passed away at the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital following a motorcycle accident which occurred about one week and a half ago on Norton Street.
When contacted, Guyana Football Federation President (ag) Franklin Wilson expressed shock at the passing of Edwards whom he described as a budding and bright star with the world ahead of him in the game of football.
“I knew Edwards as a young player, while covering football games around the city. He was a constant fixture on the Fruta Conquerors FC team and was gradually emerging as one of the leading goalkeepers at the national level.
While he was quiet and unassuming on the streets, he was a fierce competitor on the field of play and a dedicated and hard worker.”
Having played for Guyana in the Parbo Bier Cup in Suriname and also travelling with the Golden Jaguars during the 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign in 2012, Edwards was steadily building up a formidable reputation as a certainty between the uprights for Guyana at the senior level.
He subsequently played three games for Guyana (French Guiana, Panama, Guadeloupe) and also had a short stint at Caledonia AIA, a Pro League Club in Trinidad and Tobago.
The loss of a young and promising player will certainly pose a challenge for us at the national and club level but we are heartened from the fact that he was a positive individual who was always willing to do what was expected of him and that his life and attitude can serve as an example for others.
“To his mom Dawn Abrams, one of the most ardent and faithful supporters of the game, his brother Anthony Abrams one of our leading strikers and the entire family, I would like to extend on behalf of the GFF, affiliates and members, sincere condolences on such a tragic loss. During his short career, he was certainly an inspiration to others and will live on in our memories.”
Edwards is the third national player to have died in less than a month following the passing of Winston De Haarte and former Guyana Football Association President, Professor Aubrey Fitz Ronald Bishop who was also buried on Saturday last, the day that Edwards died.
May his soul rest in peace.
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