… as part of GFF/DBU partnership

BARCELONA and Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite will visit Guyana on June 22 – 24, in his first assignment as the Goodwill Ambassador of the capacity-building partnership between the Danish Football Association (DBU) and the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
Braithwaite, 31, father is Guyanese.
According to a GFF release, Braithwaite, on June 22 will be introduced to the media as the Goodwill Ambassador of the DBU-GFF partnership.
The following day, he will visit tourist attractions in Georgetown, pay a courtesy call on Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr., and visit the proposed D’Urban Park site which will host the GFF’s planned national football stadium, before rounding off the day with a novelty futsal match at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
On June 24, the Barcelona forward will visit the place of his father’s birth in Charlestown and participate in the launch of the UEFA Assist/DBU Women’s Development League at the OFF National Training Centre.
Before heading home to Europe, Braithwaite will also take time out to visit a grassroots football tournament and watch the GFF-Blue Water UIS Girls’ Development League at the GFF National Training Centre.
Wayne Forde, president of the GFF, said “the visit of a player of Martin’s calibre and standing underlines the significance of the partnership between the DBU and the GFF, and the importance that both organisations place on delivering real impact on the ground to develop football in Guyana.”
According to Forde, the GFF is “extremely excited to welcome Martin to Guyana and we look forward to working with him in the future as we continue to build on this strong, close relationship with our Danish partners.”