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Matthias debunks controversy surrounding yearend tournaments
– Congress gives approval for one final
President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias speaking with Kaieteur Sport via telephone on Monday debunked any controversy surrounding the scheduled staging of the finals of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) / Banks Beer and the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) / GT Beer Tournaments.
Christopher Matthias
Matthias responding to queries made by this newspaper stated that “there will be no two finals on January 1 and this was supported by the GFF Congress which met recently to resolve the issue.”
According to the GFF Head the UDFA was given the proposed dates for the staging of its yearend tournament and January 1 was not given as one of those, but rather the GFA was permitted to play its final on that date.
Matthias added that in the interest of the sponsor (Banks DIH) which has undertaken to sponsor both tournaments, stakeholders and the fans, it would not have been prudent to host both finals on the same day since it would naturally rob the fans and other related interest groups of the opportunity to see both finals if they desire to and this obviously would not have been an ideal scenario.
He pointed out that except for one associate, the Congress was unanimous in declaring that only one final will be held on the disputed date and the GFA was awarded that date.
Meanwhile, a source from the sponsor asked to comment on the issue would only say that the Company will be guided by the decision of the GFF.
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