FIFA/CONCACAF to make pronouncement on Guyana situation soon

Christopher Matthias

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said that he has been in contact with the world governing body for football FIFA and CONCACAF, the regional governing body following the abandonment of the federation’s reconvened Ordinary Congress on Saturday and expects the bodies to make a pronouncement on the issue very shortly.

Speaking in an exclusive interview, the embattled GFF head said: “We had dialogue with FIFA and CONCACAF on Saturday night on the way forward and we can assure you that FIFA has a much clearer position of what is happening.”

He added: “FIFA will either have a pronouncement or a presence very shortly. Whether it is a presence or pronouncement, Guyana’s football is going to develop without the likes of Vernon Burnett, Alfred King, Franklyn Wilson, Aubrey Henry, Aubrey Hutson, Wayne Dover, Ivan Persaud, Vanessa Dickenson, Sampson Gilbert and myself if it comes to that.”

Questioned about the way forward for Guyana, Matthias said: “We have been advised to continue to focus on the structured development