Bunbury aims for total transformation of Fruta Conquerors
Former Canadian Forward and Hall of Fame footballer, Alex Bunbury who is also the President of Fruta Conquerors Football Club is embarking on a mission to transform the club to a facility that is world rated and will make the club to the best in the region.
Expressing his gratitude to the voters who elected him to the position, thus he will
Alex Bunbury (centre, front row) with members of the Fruta Conquerors team at the Tucville Ground
be first and foremost sitting down with the players to plan the way forward.
However, while he is the president of the club, he has also indicated to Guyana Times Sport that he wants to take ownership of the club on its way to becoming the frontrunner in football for the region.
“My goal is not only to be president of the club but to take over ownership of the club. I want to invest in the club and my goal is to make this club the number one club in the region, not just in Guyana but the region” Bunbury stated.
The 49-year-old Canadian-based Guyanese star indicated that the club has already began creating the environment to facilitate this growth, saying that “we are spending a lot of time putting all the pieces together for that as well, we want to improve the facility, we want to do a lot of renovations, we want to make this club into what I think is needed in Guyana is to be modeled against the clubs in America or for instance the clubs in Europe, how they are conducted how they are produced, how they are formed the things they do on and off the field the things they do to make them a standard bearer when it comes to that.”
But in order to produce this vision, funding will be an integral aspect of the progress and Bunbury has taken it upon himself to personally fund this growth as much as he could, however is still looking to gain investors both locally and internationally.
“Funding is going to be coming from myself personally to some degree and other investors,” Bunbury said.
The Conquerors’ President further noted that the country is blessed to have everything in its favour to produce great footballers saying, “I think it is important that we encourage investors to come in and invest in a country that is ready to take off, this is one of the most beautiful countries in the entire world. It has the climate that is conducive to football, it has talented young people, what its lacking is the professionalism what I believe is the foundation of that.”
Bunbury is hoping that his reputation will work in his favour to realize his goals. He said, “My name and the people that I know could attract investors from abroad and also here in Guyana to invest in football, especially my club.”
When asked on the prospects of this realistically materializing, the Hall of Famer assertively stated that this can be seen within the year, but this will come in the form of infrastructural works.
Bunbury is also the founder of the Alex Bunbury Sports and Academic Academy (ABSAA), the first ever multipurpose sporting facility in Guyana, projected to be created in Ituni, Upper Demerara.
