BFA boss optimistic about football’s future in Bartica

…urges everyone to embrace the electronic delivery of sports

By Timothy Jaikarran

When Guyana Times Sport last caught up with Bartica Football Association (BFA) President Alden Marslowe, things were up and coming. However, the COVID-19 pandemic came and brought to a standstill every sporting discipline in Guyana. Nevertheless, Marslowe is positive about the things to come in the future as sports in general are slowly getting back to where they once were.

When asked about his perspective on the halting of sports, Marslowe said, “As usual, we are guided by the [Guyana Football Federation] GFF. The latest move of the GFF has been to form a task force to oversee the resumption of football activities, which, most likely, would involve a transition into a period of training prior to competitions. Sport is mostly interactive; so social distancing is definitely a hindrance to the development of sports. This pandemic has been quite harsh on every aspect of life as we know it … and I believe that returning to some semblance of normalcy would take a lot of time. However, we eagerly look forward to the resumption of football in Guyana.”
The BFA boss went on to state that it was his belief that Guyana has begun to move towards the digital age as the pandemic has caused social distancing, hence banning spectators from sporting activities. Thus, he opined that it was time for Guyana to explore more television and Internet productions to deliver sports to the people. He further went on to clarify that leading the association during this period in a situation of inactivity was quite frustrating, because football was attractive mostly to young people and youths craved action.
He notes that there isn’t a day that goes by that someone doesn’t ask for football, making it very sad not being able to deliver.
In closing, Marslowe relayed that it was his aim to bridge the gap and make things safer and better for everyone, especially along the lines of having investors coming on board to better football in Bartica.
“Once football is restarted in a community like mine, there is no way to keep the fans at bay. The community is starved of sports and they will come. But I guess it is now and added responsibility of administrators to pursue the electronic delivery of sports. To the potential spoons, I say that Guyana is now listed as a world-class hotspot for investment. Let us not fail to invest in our greatest resource: the youths of Guyana. Come on board with sports and let us foster a holistic development of our country.”