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Future of football at stake as GFF stages Electoral Congress today at Marriott Hotel
Guyana’s football has suffered a lot over the past three decades causing many to point to greedy
Wayne Forde
officials spurred on by selfish aspirations as the root cause for its sordid state, so every time an Electoral Congress comes around to elect a Body to run the affairs of the Sport it is usually described as a landmark occasion.
If a stakeholder of the sport view today’s General Congress as another such instance it certainly would come as no surprise.
Today, at 11:00 hrs at the Marriott Hotel, Team Integrity led by Fruta Conquerors President / Businessman Wayne Forde and Team Unity with Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes as its Presidential candidate go head-to-head for the right to lead the GFF over the next four years.
The Congress to be supervised by the NC will also have in attendance officials of CFU and CONCACAF and voting will be done among the twenty-two affiliates which had increased following FIFA recommendations to amend and adopt a new constitution.
The new affiliates include the eight Elite teams as well as the Guyana Futsal Association and the Guyana Beach Football Association.
The Elite clubs are Alpha United, Slingerz FC, Pele FC, Georgetown Football Club, Guyana Defence Force, Monedderlust FC, Buxton United and Fruta Conquerors.
Team Integrity also includes 1st Vice-President- Bruce Lovell (Retired Brigadier), 2nd V-President- Rawlston Adams and 3rd V-President- Thandi McAllister, while Dion Inniss has been named as a committee member.
Team Unity comprises 2nd V-President- Mark Waldron, 3rd V-President- Aubrey Major, while Troy Cadogan, Javid Ali and Robbie Rambarran are among the committee members.
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