GFF being strategic on players’ exposure to foreign teams
With a wealth of young talented football players in Guyana, the governing federation will be implementing a strategic approach in which they allow these players to be exposed to foreign teams, this is according to President of the GFF Wayne Forde.
Ian Greenwood, GFF’s Technical Director; Mark Wronge; Wayne Forde, GFF’s President and Akeem Bollers
Forde spoke to the media and explained, “The Technical Director [Ian Greenwood] has what he terms an exit strategy for players, his vision is that we need to do a bit more and his concern is that we don’t want to expose players to teams that the likelihood of them making the cut is remote.” Forde is of the view that these players should be exposed to teams that they have a realistic chance of being signed.
“It is better to expose players to teams that are likely to make the cut, he [Technical Director] is deliberate in how we identify these players and how we expose these players and it needs to be a structured programme” he stated.
However, the President will not stop private citizens who wish to provide opportunities for player signings but the process must go hand in hand with the vision of the Technical Director.
Recently, Mark Wronge and Akeem Bollers, managed to gain acceptance to participate in a student athlete soccer tryout in South Carolina and Louisiana, United States of America, on January 21 and February 18-19 respectively.
This tryout is part of a process to achieve a student athlete scholarship. The tryout will be held at the Anderson University Athletic Campus (South Carolina) and Mike Getman Soccer Camp (Louisiana).
Bollers is from Cougars FC and Wronge plays for Rosignol United FC and both are expected to depart on January 17, 2017.
This opportunity was made possible through ReelaSmc and done on invitation. ReellaSmc is a non-profit organization based in Lawrenceville Georgia. The purpose of the organization is to offer opportunities for student athletes to try-out for academic/sports scholarships in the USA.
Fruta Conquerors’ Jeremy Garrett is also another young player who managed to gain the attention of top Portuguese club, Sporting Clube de Portugal.
