–GFF unveils international flood lights

WEST Coast Demerara side, Slingerz Football Club made an emphatic return to the KFC Elite League as they outplayed Monedderlust Football Club to kick off their Season 6 campaign.

The games were played under the newly installed international floodlights at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)’s National Training Centre (NTC).

Berbice’s Mondedderlust, who had hammered Slingerz in the promotional playoff final to qualify for the league, had a difficult time handling the former Elite League champions in Sunday’s opener.

The teams, which did a host of transfers in the January window, looked miles apart as Slingerz, which won the first edition of the league, seemingly scored at will in their 7-nil victory.

Marcus Tudor was imperious as he registered five goals, with Darren Niles and Recardo Halley scoring the other two.

The night was also successful for defending champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Football Club, which edged Santos Football Club 2-1.

Santos, which played solid for the first 40 minutes of the game, finally had a lapse in defense in the 42nd minute, allowing Ryan Hackett space in the midfield to move to his left.

Hackett lived up to his nickname, ‘Boom Boom’, making Santos pay with a thundering left footer to break the drought in the match.

Hackett’s goal was followed up by a Malcom Miggins strike in the 58th minute, as GDF extended their lead to 2-nil.

Santos’s Ryan Dowding pulled one back in the 78th as GDF got their campaign off to the best possible start.

Meanwhile, President of the Guyana Football Federation Wayne Forde, before declaring the league open, shared his immense joy at the realisation of the body’s desire to have international lights installed at the training centre.

Noting that the facility is open to everyone, Forde said: “I declare that the GFF National Training Centre belongs to all Guyanese, and especially the football fraternity of Guyana. Its use in the coming years will reflect this fact in every aspect of our management of this facility.”’

The league continues every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.