THE Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Stag Elite League is set to receive a much-needed corporate boost from COURTS Guyana Inc. today. According to a release from the furniture and appliance distributing giant, the GFF will collect $1.5M which will go towards the hosting of the Stag Elite League.
The league, featuring eight of the country’s top clubs, (Alpha United, Slingerz FC, Fruta Conquerors, Georgetown Football Club, Monedderlust, Guyana Defence Force, Pele and Buxton United), will kick off on Friday September 18 at the Leonora Track & Field Facility.
The league, which is mandated by both FIFA and CONCACAF, was formulated to develop football at the club level which should in turn provide a cadre of well-trained elite players to represent Guyana at the international level.
COURTS, being no stranger to sport, especially football, said that the company welcomes this development as it is already actively involved with football at the Under-11 level through the COURTS Pee Wee Tournament which is set to be launched for the 2015 edition later this month.
More details of the company’s sponsorship and support of the Stag Elite League will be given at the presentation ceremony today.