Letter to the Sports Editor - Wilson unlike Forde is more receptive to inclusivity

Letter to the Sports Editor – Wilson unlike Forde is more receptive to inclusivity

Nov 18, 2023 Letters, Sports

Dear Sports Editor,

Stakeholders of the beautiful game of football in Guyana will in 22 days be presented with the opportunity to decide whether the world’s most popular sport remains on the regressive path or enjoy a course of progression.

The Wayne Forde-led administration, according to one section of the media, has signaled its intention to vie for another term in office when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) holds its Electoral Congress on December 9, at the National Training Centre, Providence.

According to the report, the GFF has added three new persons to its slate that will challenge former Acting President Franklin Wilson for the job of Head of the local governing body.

The individuals included on the slate are Bartica Association President Alden Marslow, Women’s Football President Andrea Johnson, and Den Amstel FC President Denise Lovell.

They join Forde and Vice-Presidents Bruce Lovell, Rawlston Adams, and Dion Inniss in that order.

Forde, who has been at the helm of the sport for over eight years after the dissolution of the FIFA-appointed IMC, which was led by Clinton Urling, has seen the sport plummet to an undesirable status on the local calendar.

The level of supervision displayed by the current administration has caused irreversible fracture amongst the GFF, its members, the corporate community, and other stakeholders which has rightfully instigated calls for change.

Many are of the view that the only way forward is for the sport to enjoy new management and the Wilson-led slate is the one all and sundry are positioning themselves to support.

Wilson, brings a wealth of experience to the administrative branch of the sport, having guided Guyana to what has been termed the brightest period in our football history.

It was a period that saw Guyana attain its highest ranking on the FIFA list, reach the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, expose more players to international scouts with many securing professional and semi-professional contracts, play over twenty international friendlies with a volume of positive results, while referees, third officials, and coaches profited immensely from regional and international engagements and courses respectively.

It was without contradiction one of the proudest periods in our history and this coupled with Wilson’s willingness to work as a team for the benefit of all stakeholders, must be enough to influence the electorate on his side.

Football has suffered for almost the entire spell of Forde’s tenure in office, the fans have abandoned the sport, while the constant struggle for corporate support remains omnipresent even for private promoters, all due to the absence of democratic governance and transparency.

Stakeholders must put the sport and its participants first on this occasion, it must be seen as an alternative to elevate the career of a player and because many of those who play the game come from average or in many cases deprived backgrounds it is even more imperative that the administration bear this in mind and not be blinded by self-glorification.

When the product is good then all the other facets that facilitate success will fall into place and this means more ease to garner sponsorship, more support for national teams, and more support from fans and parents, making the developmental process efficacious.

The call is for the electorate not to be intimidated by an administration whose reputation is to rule by an iron fist and threats of retaliation but be guided by a track record of outstanding performance.

Concerned Football Enthusiast.

former Acting President, Franklin Wilson, Guyana Football Federation (GFF), progression, Rawlston Adams

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