Kashif and Shanghai to shift football tourney to Easter

After being ‘don’t’ by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) with regards to hosting their popular year-end football tournament, the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation has now written to the sports local governing body, seeking permission to play their 25th edition in Easter of 2015.

Earlier in the week, the GFF’s Normalisation Committee had written to the National Award winning Organisation, informing that permission was not granted for them to host their ever popular football tournament at the end of the year and, instead, stated that their affiliates will hold preference over any private entity or promoters.

“…The GFF is however aware of, and is most interested in continuing, the well-established relationship between the GFF and the Kashif and Shanghai organisation.
As such, we encourage you to consider hosting your tournament in 2015 during another period. Additionally, we wish to advise you that from 2015, the Guyana Football Federation will be hosting its own end of year tournament, with the involvement of all our members associations, from November to January,” said General Secretary (ag) Mabiloa Howard in a communiqué sent to the Organisation.

Information reaching Chronicle Sport from a reliable source close to the Organisation, pointed out that tentatively, the 25th Edition of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament will now start on March 13, 2015 and will conclude on Easter Sunday (April 5, 2015).

Chronicle Sport was also informed of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) intent to host its Banks Beer Cup again this year; so too is the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) and their GT Beer tournament, but, the GFF wrote a letter to its members, noting that should they intend to host their own tournament, information outlining the competition must be sent to the GFF by December 3.

Among the requirements needed are tournament rules, fixtures, approved venues, allocation of prizes/prize monies, referees; security and medical arrangements and information on clubs participating in the respective tournaments.

Meanwhile, up to press time, efforts to contact Chairman of the Normalisation Committee, Clinton Urling, proved futile.

(By Rawle Toney)

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