Although open to the notion of hosting the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Puerto Rico in June, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the local governing body, is yet to receive approval regarding that possibility from the National Covid-19 Taskforce.
This was confirmed in a brief comment by General Secretary Ian Alves. According to Alves, while the June qualifiers are the only items presently on the agenda of the GFF, the federation has not been granted any form of approval from the Task Force owing to the rising COVID-19 cases and resulting deaths.
“The only thing coming up for the GFF is the June qualifiers. We have not gotten approval from the national Covid-19 Task Force to host anything, and they are still holding their position based on the increased cases and deaths. We can’t host anything at the moment until that changes. Hosting of the qualifier, all that is dependent on the COVID-19 status because it will determine what measures we will have to put in place and what regulations we will have to abide by. That is a factor for consideration,” Alves was quoted as saying. Guyana is scheduled to resume their World Cup qualifying campaign on June 4 when they travel to St. Kitts and Nevis.
