Marslowe confident Bartica football will return to its prime

By Timothy Jaikarran

The football action in Bartica is at a constant high, with the Bartica Football Association (BFA) seeing the conclusion of its senior league and their futsal team travelling to Georgetown to participate in the recently concluded Guinness “Greatest of the Streets” National Championship.

In an interview with Guyana Times Sport, President of the BFA, Alden Marslowe, when asked of his thoughts on their season of football said, “The Bartica Association has always been a part of national championships, and in years gone by, we have done really well. In recent years, we have not done so well because of long periods of inactivity here. We are venturing to turn that around now. Our top club, Rivers View, has been going out to represent at national tournaments and while they have not returned too many favourable spoils, we still have seen improvements. The club is in high preparation for this upcoming GFF Cup and we look forward to making a big mark on this inaugural event”.
Marslowe also stated that the level of football in Bartica has definitely improved from 2018, and he says that they will now focus their attention towards maintaining fitness for the upcoming GFF cup.
He also said football at Bartica has been down for many years, and this is causing sponsors to take a while to respond to requests for assistance. But now that the BFA is up and running again, he is optimistic that new sponsors would be pledging to assist football in Bartica. He related that the BFA has, however, has been getting support from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and its partners, which include FIFA and Corporate Guyana.
The BFA President has promised that the BFA would continue to engage sponsors in a bid to convince them that football in Bartica is “alive and kicking”. He said the BFA was at one point among the top associations in Bartica, and he is confident that, in good time, football will again occupy the exalted position it once did.