Exxon Mobil and Tiger Rentals are the latest corporate entities to lend their support to the ‘Bounce Back’ football tournament.
Yesterday, Communications Manager of ExxonMobil, Nicholas Yearwood and General Manager of Tiger Rentals, Shane Singh presented sponsorship cheques to the president of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde. Yearwood and Singh both expressed gratitude for being a part of the supporting cast of the two-day, four-team tournament which kicked off on

Tuesday and will conclude tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium.The pair also stated that they look forward to building a stronger partnership with football and the sports fraternity in the new year. Forde thanked Yearwood and Singh on behalf of the respective companies and used the occasion to underscore the safety of the players competing in the tournament.

“It is also important for me to use this occasion to state that the Bounce Back’ football event is being organised and managed in the strictest possible compliance with the conditions that we outlined by the COVID-19 Task Force. We can assure the players and the parents of the players that this event is being managed responsibly and we are not putting anyone at risk.”
Forde added that he would be happy to share with anyone the protocols that GFF has developed with UEFA and how that is informing the decisions that the federation is taking to manage the tourney. All players were tested for COVID-19 prior to the event which is a collaborative effort involving GFF, Kashif and Shanghai Organisation and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
The final match of the tournament involving Linden All Stars and GT All Stars will kick off at 18:00hrs.