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Farias returns as President of RFA
Ryan Farias was returned as President of the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) when the Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday November 30th at the St. Ignatius Secondary School.
The full executive reads: Rayan Farias (President), Curtis Buckley (First Vice President), Nobert Williams
RFA President, Ryan FArias (5th right) flanked by some of the his executive members following the AGM.
(Second Vice President), John Abraham Third Vice President), John Adams (Fourth Vice President), Troy Benjamin (Secretary), Deborah Allicock (Treasurer), Amanda Campion (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer). The Committee Members are Joshua Fredericks, Colin Henry, Errol McGarrell, Leroy Johnson, Sean Curtright, Viviane George and Roy Andrews.
Clubs present were Paiwomak Warriors, Sun Parakeets, Tabatinga, Rising Stars, Gladiators, Guyana Rush Saints, Terminators, Strikers, Snipers, Titans United, Shiriri and Far East United Sports Club.
Four new clubs were admitted fully to the RFA namely, MocoMoco FC, Spartans FC, Rewa Sports Club and Potarnau Sky Kings FC.
Commenting on his re-election to serve his second term as President, Farias expressed thanks to the clubs for reposing confidence in him to lead the body for the next two years whilst outlining his plans.
“The focus for this new executive for the next two years would be one, to have qualified coaches for all our clubs, two, to have more referees qualified, three, to have three to four male players in the national team who will be representing Guyana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup bid and four, to be able to compete at any tournament level amongst the other Regional Members Associations.”
Farias also noted that it is very challenging to travel around in the association so they are also going to pursue the area of a vehicle to help address this issue with the assistance of the Guyana Football Federation.
Performing duties as the Returning Officer was Mr. James La Rose on behalf of the GFF.
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