GDF, Fruta Conquerors set to clash in Women’s League final today

On the backs of contrasting wins last Wednesday night, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Football Club and Fruta Conquerors Football Club will do battle this evening in the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/MVP Sports Women’s Development League playoff.
While Fruta Conquerors defeated Pakuri Warriors 8-2 in last week’s semi-final, GDF booked their ticket to the feature game by downing the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Women 1-0.

As such, today’s final is set to be an interesting one, which both coaches – Seon Prince and Delon Williams of the GDF and Fruta Conquerors Women respectively, encouraged fans to come out and watch.
“We’re going in to the finals tomorrow not taking anyone light; we’re not taking Fruta Conquerors easy, but we know you can come out and expect a good game, a good match-up. I’m asking the public to come out and support in their numbers and you guys can expect good football. Very competitive,” GDF’s Prince shared on Tuesday at MVP Sports’ Giftland Mall location.
On the other hand, Fruta’s Williams said, “We’ve always wanted female football to be part of the limelight of football; we’re having it here now. Fruta Conquerors, GDF in the finals tomorrow (today), a game I don’t think anyone wants to miss.
“So, like Mr Prince say, we’re asking the public to come out and give your support. It’s a very good game we’re going to have. The players have been waiting for this moment. Both teams have been training hard and dedicated to this day,” Williams further stated.
In a word from title sponsors MVP Sports, representative Selvin Apple voiced the company’s continued commitment to supporting the sport.
“We here at MVP Sports, we are more than happy, you know, being a part of sponsoring this event of such magnitude. What it does actually, it gives the players the opportunity to perform their craft at a high level. We, as a corporate company, understand our social responsibility when it comes to dealing with soccer in the country. As I said before, our CEO as well, is always passionate about sponsoring any football event,” Apple shared with the gathering.

Meanwhile, GFF Technical Director (ag) Bryan Joseph emphasised the importance of such tournaments to the women’s game, highlighting the boost it gives.
“So far, we’ve seen some really, really exciting games in the tournament,” Joseph noted.
The TD (ag) went on to state, “Women’s football is definitely on the rise in Guyana. When we look at the quality of our games now, we definitely see that there’s improvements and this is coming on the back of the work being done by the GFF [Guyana Football Federation] to ensure that there’s enough opportunities for our young ladies to play, by ensuring that we put the relative competitions in place.”
The highly-anticipated final clash is set for 20:00h (8pm) tonight at the Eve Leary (Police) Ground. The third-place play-off between Police and Pakuri is set for 18:00h (6pm).