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Essequibians hoping that IMC’s input will revive football in the county

Jun 20, 2013 Sports

 

 

Essequibians are hoping that the newly formed Interim Management Committee (IMC) efforts to reinvigorate football in the county will bear fruits.
Recently Kaieteur Sport recently spoke with some residence in the county who said they can’t wait to play the game competitively.
They stated that they played on a friendly basis but would like to participate in tournaments.
Amit Persaud of Good Success, Wakenaam stated that there are a number of talented players on the island who if given the opportunity can excel in the sport.
“We have some talented players here but they don’t get the exposure, we are hoping that the IMC will put systems in place so that we can advance in the game,” he said.
Persaud said that sometimes more than one games are being played on the said ground because of the number of players. He indicated that the youngsters are fond of the game, but they would like to do some coaching and refereeing programmes in the near future.
The people indicated that if the IMC can get things on track, it will advance the sport in the county.
They informed that cricket is the most popular game there but football can achieve similar heights. Some of them opined that it will also help to keep the youngsters more occupied.  (Zaheer Mohamed)

 

 

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