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Kaieteur Sports – Fast food giants KFC have injected a mammoth $10M into this year’s 5th edition of the Guyana Football federation’s (GFF) Elite League competition as it readies for kick off today.
During a press briefing at the fast food chain’s Movietowne, Turkeyen location GFF President Wayne Forde, spoke of the enduring partnership that the Federation shares with the company.
“KFC Guyana and the Guyana Football federation has had a longstanding partnership that started way back in 2018 when we did the first KFC Under 20 National Development League. Ever since then, we have collaborated on many projects, most recent is the One Guyana Cup that concluded on the 1st of January this year. We’re now taking a new journey in a new product that we have both agreed we would work hand in hand to build over the next couple of years,” Forde said.
On the other hand, KFC’s Marketing Manager Pamela Manasseh noted that the company looks forward to an exciting competition and pledged their continued support.
“We are elated to be apart of this momentous occasion and to be apart of the excitement we are sure it will generate. KFC Guyana vows our continued support as a partner of GFF, we are onboard GFF’s vision for the Elite League and it’s objective to create a national culture of professional football and football management in Guyana,” Manasseh shared with the gathering.
The first match of this year’s shortened Elite League is set to commence at 18:00hrs this evening, and will be a clash between Western Tigers and Milerock FC.
Later on, two-time defending champions Fruta Conquerors will begin their title defense as they lock horns with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) F.C at 20:30hrs.
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