GFF-Blue Water U15 Girls’ League: Tucville Secondary upstages Institute of Academic Excellence
The girls from Tucville Secondary School played a comprehensive game to defeat their counterparts from the Institute of Academic Excellence 3–0 when play in the Guyana Football Federation-Blue Water U15 Girls’ Development League resumed on Friday afternoon at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.
The Tucville girls controlled the match with more ball possession, and easily broke the Institute’s defense to register goals from Shania Waldron (2nd), Allegera Williams (35th) and Shania Callender (39th). They celebrated their victory with classmates and parents at the end of the game.
Tucville’s stricker Allegra Williams shared that the match was “very exciting. I feel very excited that we won.”
A look at Friday afternoon’s action in the Blue Water U15 Girls League
The GFF-Blue Water Shipping U15 Girls Development League, launched in Georgetown in May 2022, is a 5-year partnership between the GFF and Blue Water Shipping. According to the GFF, the aim of the league is to increase the number of young girls playing football, identify new talent, raise the profile of female football, and provide coaches with more hours to work with young female footballers. The league is being played as a national school competition across all school districts, and is supported by the Ministry of Education.
The winning team’s coach, Latoya Carry, has said her team has been practising daily. “I’m elated the girls won,” Carry added.
GFF’s Technical Director (ag) Bryan Joseph has said he is satisfied with the rollout of the league in both Georgetown and Linden.
“I’m very satisfied with the level of participation and commitment from schools. This league exposes girls to the fundamentals of football while (they are) having fun on the pitch. We came here today and saw a very exciting game,” Joseph added.
GFF President Wayne Forde and the Council are committed to elevating women’s football through the identification of new talent and creation of strategic developmental programmes, including the Blue Water U15 League.
Matches in Linden were postponed due to inclement weather.
