Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee Chairman Clinton Urling is tightlipped about the financial packages currently assigned to newly recruited Golden Jaguars Head-Coach Jamaal Shabazz and Technical Director Claude Bolton.
The FIFA appointed chairman during an invited comment said: “At our Saturday’s press conference we made the point that funding for the Secretariat’s staff salaries will come from FIFA FAP and all other income sources.”
Asked about the financial packages assigned to the national senior team’s technical staff and the training squad, he said: “We would prefer to keep the salary arrangement between the federation and its employees to ourselves. Players would soon be notified of the compensation for the Barbados game.”
According to informed sources within the federation, Shabazz, during his first stint with the national senior programme reportedly earned US$3,000 per month. In his second stint within the same setup, the Trinidadian native and Caledonia AIA chief was reportedly paid US$6,500 per month and allowed 36 paid trips back to his homeland in the twin island republic.
Shabazz’s first and only test as head-coach after being appointed for his third stint on Monday by the committee will be against Barbados in the opening leg of a home and away series on February 1 in the Land of the Flying Fish. The return leg is set to be announced by the committee in shortly.
Bolton, a Chartered Professional Coach in Canada with over 15 years of professional experience, has recently inked a four-year deal with the federation, replacing the United States of America-based Mark Rodrigues who held the position previously.
The Canadian native previously was installed in the post during the period of 2000-2001 under the Klass administration. Rodrigues, who was appointed under the disbanded Christopher Matthias administration, had reportedly volunteered his services to the federation.
