As Fruta Conquerors Football Club prepares for the Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield tournament in Curacao, the Guyana Lottery Company yesterday ventured to support the club.
An undisclosed sum was handed over yesterday at a simple ceremony held at the BLAST Gaming Centre, Mandela Avenue where Brand Ambassador, Rawle Toney labelled the initiative a timely and important step ahead of the tournament booked for April 23 to May 2.
According to Toney, the Guyana Lottery Company believes that it is important for corporate entities to support clubs like Fruta Conquerors, on the simple fact of what they represent in the Tucville community and their contribution to Guyana’s football over the years.
Toney pointed out that the Guyana Lottery Company is only demonstrating its corporate responsibility and in this case, in helping the development of football.
“With no football being played in Guyana and moreso, not being able to play any meaningful games since they would’ve won the GFF Elite League in 2019, we (Guyana Lottery Company) believe that their participation at the tournament in Curacao, is an indication that football is still very much alive in Guyana,” Toney added.
Meanwhile, Daniel Thomas, Secretary of Fruta Conquerors, stressed the importance of the Guyana Lottery Company’s support.
“It must be recognized that they are the first company to put their hands up and support the club that is in need,” he said.
Thomas thanked the company’s General Manager, Tracey Lewis, for the generosity, while hoping that the support forms part of a lasting relationship with the club.
Fruta Conquerors are in Group C with the St Vincent and the Grenadines side, Hope International FC and SV Racing Club of Aruba.
The 2019 GFF Elite League champs will feature on the tournament’s opening day when they battle St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Guardian General Hope International FC.
The winner of the 2021 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield will advance to a play-off against the fourth-placed team from the 2021 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship to compete for a spot in the Scotiabank Concacaf League.
