GFF to stage club licensing workshop Saturday

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), will stage a Club Licensing Workshop on Saturday.

The event, which is programmed to commence at 9:30hrs and will utilize a ‘Trainer of Trainers’ approach, will be conducted by CONCACAF Development Coordinator Cristhian Tonelli.

It is expected to feature approximately 40 members under the GFF umbrella including national associations, elite league clubs, regional member associations and prospective elite league clubs. A club license is necessary to enable participation in all CONCACAF tournaments.

According to an official release from the federation, GFF Competitions Director said “The efforts that club owners and administrators make in order to ensure our footballers, both male and female, have an opportunity to play football are recognized. It is with this in mind that club licensing procedure is geared to enable clubs to have proper infrastructure and the accompanying requisite regulations.”

“Prior to the workshop, Tonelli will meet with the Executive Committee of the GFF, Club Licensing Manager, the GFF First Instance Decision-Making Body, and the GFF Appeals Instance Decision-Making Body on Friday 19th May, 2017,” the release concluded.