GFF Summer Grassroots Programme: Fruta Conquerors benefit from M-FAP for hosting programme
Fruta Conquerors Football Club have received a timely donation of football gear from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Members Financial Assistance Programme (M-FAP) for hosting their Summer Grassroots Programme.
The Tucville, Georgetown club received cones, balls, bibs and hurdles during a simple handover ceremony on Friday, August 10, at the GFF National Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara; and GFF Technical Director Bryan Joseph said the donation is part of the Federation’s efforts to ensure its members’ grassroots activities are successful.
“The support given to the Fruta Conquerors Summer Grassroots activity is all part of the continued efforts of the Federation to support its members in every way it can through M-FAP,” Joseph said.
A look at several of the young players who stand to benefit from the donation
GFF President Wayne Forde had, in late July, launched the Federation’s much anticipated nationwide Summer Grassroots Programme with the distribution of key equipment to the nine Regional Associations through M-FAP.
The kids summer training programme, which kicked off in August in Georgetown, Linden, Essequibo and Berbice, is an integral part of President Forde’s vision to increase the number of players across Guyana by ensuring young boys and girls have access to training programmes throughout the year.
Fruta Conquerors Football Club partnered with Travel Foundation to execute their summer programme in Georgetown.
The GFF’s pioneering M-FAP programme was launched in 2020 by Forde with the full approval of the GFF Congress. It aims to provide support to the Federation’s members under four pillars: Administration and Operations, Equipment and Materials, Competition and Technical Development, and Infrastructure Development.
In the three years since the M-FAP was launched, the entire football fraternity has seen the positive impact M-FAP has had on football development in Guyana, with the distribution of equipment and millions of dollars to Regional Associations.
In June, a total of $12.4M was given to the Federation’s Regional Associations to support the staging of the 2023 Senior Men’s Leagues across Guyana.
