KFC Elite League 2023: Epic showdown expected in GDF-GPF battle tonight

A monumental showdown is expected tonight at the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF’s) National Training Center (NTC) at Providence, as weeks of enthralling football action culminates in an epic clash of the disciplined forces’ football teams.
The football clubs of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are battling for the right to claim the spanking new KFC Elite League Trophy,
curated by the trusted partner of the GFC: Brass Aluminum and Cast-Iron Foundry (BACIF).
In this ultimate game of the league, the GDF, currently holding 22 points, need only a draw to claim the trophy. The GPF however, currently holding 21 points, must win in order to take the trophy back to Eve Leary. With each side having an excess of boisterous musicians and rabid supporters, this match can be deemed the most anticipated senior football clash of 2023.

“We’re super excited! We are actually privileged to be a part of GFF! As always, we are like family, so this is something that I’m super excited for! We’re going to try to get as much people out there, to ensure that this is one of the most fantastic games you’ve ever seen in Guyana,” KFC’s Marketing Manager Pamella Manasseh has shared.
The Head Coaches of both teams and their players have already got a glimpse of the League’s Championship Trophy during a face-off at KFC’s Vlissengen Road Headquarters.
When quizzed about the emotions in their camp ahead of D-Day, Police Head Coach Wayne Dover shared, “We feel very confident, as a team, going out on Saturday to get a victory, which is much needed. We will continue to prepare, and the vibes in the camp is very upbeat! So, we looking forward to Saturday to get this result, to make the Police the new champions of the Guyana Football Federation Elite League.
“Well, oh yeah, we sent a message in our last three games. We scored 20 goals and conceded one, so that is a good intimidating factor for them. We hope that they study that a lot, and not focus much on what they have to do, so that we could come up on top,” Dover added about intimidation tactics leading up to the feature game.
Accompanying Dover was an optimistic Jermine Junor, who described what a first Elite League Championship title would mean to the Policemen.
“It would mean a lot!” Junor said. “Well, everybody is very happy about this game, first of all, because it’s the first time that Police Football Club in Elite League could be the champions. And we’re sticking to our guns in terms of the preparation and everything, because everything is going well right now in the camp!”
Conversely, the army boys were cool, calm and collected. Captain Kenard Simon responded to inquiries about the game by asking,

“Big game?”
Further, Simon stated, “Well, the feelings in the camp right now is normal. You know, everybody is just focused on what we have to do on Saturday; what we came in the league to do; and that’s it, not a big game.”
Equally composed, GDF Head Coach Joseph Wilson noted that it would be ‘business as usual’ for the soldiers.
“This business, as usual with the Guyana Defence Force Football Team, we always treat every game with the same kind of respect; with the same kind of energy; the same kind of focus,” he explained.
“I have noticed that this game is being billed as a final; probably the final game in the league. And GDF Football Club has been treating every single game as our last game in our lives; that’s how we go about the business; that’s the winning mentality that we have,” Wilson remarked.
This particular clash is set to kick off at 21:00hrs. However, the KFC Elite League action commences at 18:00hrs with a battle between Fruta Conquerors FC and Den Amstel FC.