Government to play further role in football development
A meeting in regard to Government’s further involvement in football development was held at State House
Government is set to have an improved involvement in football development in Guyana, outside of the recently hosted One Guyana President’s Cup tournament.
This was disclosed in a social media post on Thursday, which divulged that His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali met with members of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and other football stakeholders at State House on Wednesday, and was updated on plans for the development of football beyond the One Guyana President’s Cup.
It was also been disclosed that a committee has been set up to explore further development of the country’s national team. The names of the members of that committee have not been disclosed, but Guyana Times Sport would provide those details as soon as they become available.
Present at that Wednesday meeting at State House were Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr; Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy; President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde; GFF Executive Dion Inniss, National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman Kashif Muhammad; and Director of Presidential Affairs, Mrs Marcia Nadir-Sharma.
