By: Ras Wadada

THE Member Associations and Elite Clubs of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will today meet at the Herdmanston Lodge in Queenstown for the first Ordinary Congress under their president Wayne Forde.The one-day Congress, which is scheduled to begin at 11:00hrs, will be followed up by a GFF Fundraising Dinner tomorrow night. Both events will feature internationally-acclaimed cricket commentator, Guyanese Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira who now resides in St Lucia.
The former national football coach is expected to make a presentation at today’s Congress.
In a Press release from the Federation, the GFF boss mentioned the need for a way to bring togetherness in the sport,
“There is a need for us to recognise that the kind of infighting that has really stymied our growth over the years needs to come to an end. We need to find a way to truly embrace each other and trust each other as we need to recognise that, on our own, there is very little which we can accomplish”.
The President elect, last year November, along with his executive, had put together a strategic document titled ‘PEAK’ and this is expected to be highlighted and detailed at today’s Congress as well.
The acronym PEAK represents; Performance, Empowerment, Accountability and Knowledge and, according to Forde, “these are the key pillars of the development goals of the thrust of local football”.
The GFF boss also stated that he is encouraged by what has transpired since he assumed the post of president, “Over the past six months I have experienced a very warm and reconciliatory tone and embrace from the membership and I think they will be interested in what we have to say to them.
“I think they will be keen on every aspect of football development that we will present; I believe it will be a fine example of what a GFF Congress ought to be”.
Tomorrow night’s event to be held at the Gravity Lounge is being referred to as ‘An Evening with ‘Reds’ Perreira’ and tickets for the Dinner which starts at 20:00hrs is G$10 000.