Grand Coastal Hotel on board GFF year-end football tourney

GNWFA President Andrea Johnson (2nd from left) receives the sponsor cheque from Grand Coastal Hotel’s Human Resources Manager Maria Khan in the presence of two players.
GNWFA President Andrea Johnson (2nd from left) receives the sponsor cheque from Grand Coastal Hotel’s Human Resources Manager Maria Khan in the presence of two players.

Grand Coastal Hotel joined the list of corporate entities to support the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) year-end Football Festival, donating several beds for the National Training Centre dormitories which will be used to accommodate female teams during the Super-16 Women’s Festival.

According to  release, president of the Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Andrea Johnson, acknowledged the partnerships that have been inked by the federation during this period which will highlight the talents of the players.

“We want to acknowledge the contribution of Grand Coastal for coming on board and partnering with the GFF and the women’s association in order for us to have a smooth running of the GFF- GNWFA Super 16 Women’s Festival 2021,” said Johnson.

She added that the competition will be utilised as a vehicle to highlight Domestic Violence.

“The theme of this year’s women’s tournament is `We Rise against Domestic Violence’.

“We want to spotlight our commitment to educating and eliminating domestic violence in our communities. We must take note of the issues in our communities and do our part to make life better. GNWFA stands against domestic violence,” Johnson added.

Meanwhile, Grand Coastal Hotel’s Human Resources Manager, Maria Khan, said, “Grand Coastal Hotel came on board with the GFF to further support females in sports as well as to help to fund necessities to ensure they can continue to strive. And as such, the partnership will be ongoing whenever we can facilitate and support the GFF, be it food, accommodations, etc.

“The GFF has asked for further corporate support to ensure that all female players, match officials and coaches, have the accommodation resources they need during the GFF-GNWFA Super 16 Women’s Festival 2021”, the release stated. The GFF/GNWFA Women’s Super-16 Festival is scheduled to commence Saturday in St Cuthbert’s Mission and will conclude on January 2nd at the GFF National Training Centre.

The competing teams are St. Cuthbert’s Mission, Swan, GT Panthers, Mahdia, Guyana Police Force (GPF), Orealla, Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Upper Mazaruni, Fruta Conquerors, Moruca, Santos, New Amsterdam (NA) United, Foxy Ladies, Lethem, Bartica and Wakapow.