By Ras Wadada
REPORTS coming out of the Ordinary Congress of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) held last Saturday at the Herdmanston Lodge in Queenstown have all showered praise on the successful staging of the event.It was the first Congress hosted by the six-month old Wayne Forde administration and was fully attended by members and affiliates; and while there were heated debates at times, all matters arising were well conducted. According to several officials, the Congress surpassed all previous ones with regard to how matters were dealt with and discussed.
Guest speaker, Joseph “Reds” Perreira made a presentation as well as the President of the Guyana Olympic Association, Kamal Juman-Yassin, who expounded on the positive steps the federation has made in incorporating the GFF as a business entity.
One of the significant announcements made at the Congress was the approval of FIFA for the GFF to benefit from the increase of annual funding for all national football federations from $250,000USD to $1.4M USD. Another major disclosure was the appointment of a technical director which is expected to be confirmed following interviews with a number of applicants.
Several applications have been reviewed for the post, which has been vacant since March 1st after Claude Bolton tendered his resignation.
The GFF held a fund-raising dinner at the Gravity Lounge last night dubbed “An evening with ‘Reds’.” A media briefing on the full details of the Congress is expected to be held tomorrow at the federation’s Board Room.