In the coming weeks, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is expected to ramp up its vaccination drive as time draws near to a packed year-end calendar.
As such, there will be a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, as the football community continues to join forces with national health authorities to protect players, match officials, coaches, staff, and fans in the run-up to the hotly-anticipated year-end football bonanza.
GFF President, Wayne Forde
The GFF-Kashif & Shanghai Super-16 Cup, the GFF Women’s Super-16 Cup, and the GFF Futsal Championship Cup are the three tournaments that the Federation has slated for its COVID-secure “return to play” schedule to mark the resumption of senior competitive football during the Christmas holiday season.
All competition participants and fans would be required to show official proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to access all tournament venues.
On Saturday, November 13, players, match officials, coaches, staff and fans will be able to attend the Ministry of Health’s Emergency Operations Centre vaccination sites in Berbice, Linden, and on the West Coast of Demerara. Expansion of the vaccination programme, according to the GFF, builds on clinics held last weekend at the GFF National Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara, and in Linden.
GFF President, Wayne Forde, said about the initiative, “We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the public, the football community, the Government of Guyana, and our frontline health workers for the incredible support they have shown for this crucial vaccination campaign so far.
“Everyone who wants to take part in our year-end festival of football, including players, match officials, staff, coaches, fans and vendors, must be able to show proof of vaccination to access these competitions,” Forde added.
Concluding, he said, “As such, we kindly urge our entire community to get vaccinated, both to protect our loved ones and to help us safely deliver a memorable return to play for senior men’s and women’s football during this end-of-the-year celebration.”
The locations for the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive are:
For the Berbice Football Association: New Amsterdam Scotts School Ground – 10am to 3pm
Corriverton Springlands – FACT Pavement: 10am to 3pm
West Coast Demerara Football Association, No. 5 Village
No. 5 Ground, from 10am to 3pm.
Upper Demerara Football Association, Linden
Egbert Benjamin Exhibition and Conference Centre – 9am to 3pm
