Congress yesterday
The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Consolidated Financial Statements for 2022 and the 2023 Amended Budget were yesterday approved by regional associations, clubs and affiliate associations during the federation’s Ordinary Congress at the National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

GFF president, Wayne Forde, opened the Congress with a minute of silence for the 19 students who died in the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory fire and vice-president of the Essequibo-Pomeroon Football Association, Albert Tucker, who passed away on May 24.
The overall focus was to candidly discuss the state of football in Guyana with an aim to take the sport to the next level across the ten administrative regions.
General Secretary Ian Alves introduced the agenda for voting and discussions.

Congress accepted the President’s report that contained the federation’s achievements between August and May, including the launch of the current KFC Elite League, national Under-13 and Under-17 youth competitions, the much anticipated historic match between Ethiopia and Guyana’s Senior Men’s National team and the start of phase one of the multi-million dollar Durban Park Complex and installation of the FIFA-standard floodlights at the NTC ground.

Additionally, members ratified the Independent Auditor’s Report on the 2022 Statements of Accounts, which was presented by Chris Ram, Managing Partner of Ram and McRae Chartered Accountancy firm, and the new three-member Electoral Committee – Marcel Bobb, Partner of Innovative Legal and Business Solutions Inc, Attorney-at-Law Shercola Exeter-Sardina and journalist Iva Wharton – was approved.
In his address, Forde stressed on the importance of putting football and the players first as the federation focuses on ensuring good governance, accountability and capacity building at all levels.