CHRONICLE Sport last evening learnt that the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has suspended its Technical Development Officer Lyndon France.Attempts to contact a representative from the GFF to ascertain the grounds on which the long-serving football official was suspended or the length of his suspension proved futile, but an Association representative confirmed that France was relieved of his duties.
The official said that they had spoken to France after the Normalisation Committee (NC) Chairman Clinton Urling had met with all the Associations affiliated to the GFF last evening and stated that there was an issue which forced the NC to suspend the official of the GFF for three months.
Chronicle Sport understands that France also serves as the GFF’s Transfer Matching System (TMS) Manager and is part owner of the Buxton United Football Club.
It is alleged that France, who is the GFF’s TMS Manager, is in the middle of the Slingerz/GFF fiasco with regard to the eligibility issues of the club’s players.
Slingerz FC was fined $200 000 and had three additional points deducted from their tally in the STAG Elite League, for not taking the field on October 15, against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
The club was told by the GFF that four of their players were ineligible and after attempts to have the game replayed which did not find favour with the Federation, Slingerz FC did not take the field for their game.
The result of their players being ineligible came after Buxton United raised an alarm following their 2-0 defeat suffered at the hands of Slingerz FC.
However, sources close to the situation stated that it would have been impossible for Buxton United to be privy with any information within the TMS if France did not allegedly leak the information.
The GFF did not issue a statement through its Communications Department on France’s suspension but Chronicle Sport in a subsequent edition will seek clarification or justification from the Normalisation Committee Chairman or General Secretary Deidre Davis.