GFF receives One Guyana prize money from Ministry of Sport

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Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr., (2nd from right) presents the cheque of approximately GYD$32.3M representing prize money and player stipend for the maiden edition of the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship which concluded on January 1st to GFF President Wayne Forde. Also in the photo are GFF Vice-President Deon Inniss (left) and NSC Chairman and Kashif and Shanghai Co-Director Kashif Muhammad, right.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr., (2nd from right) presents the cheque of approximately GYD$32.3M representing prize money and player stipend for the maiden edition of the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship which concluded on January 1st to GFF President Wayne Forde. Also in the photo are GFF Vice-President Deon Inniss (left) and NSC Chairman and Kashif and Shanghai Co-Director Kashif Muhammad, right.

The Guyana Football Federation has (GFF) received from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, prize money for the year-end football extravanga the One Guyana President’s Cup football competition.

The competition, which was launched in December by His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali, ended on January 1 this year.

The competition was won by Region Four which defeated Region Three 2-1 in the grand finale. “All the stipend and everything else has been paid  over to the GFF which is approximately $32.3m, for the One Guyana tournament,” an official from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport stated.