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Feb 08, 2016 Sports
Dear Sir,
Being a realist, it came as no surprise to me that the nation’s Futsal Football Team was (in) gloriously dumped from the CFU 2016 Futsal Championship in Cuba. Competing in the group stage alongside traditional regional powerhouse Trinidad & Tobago; Curacao and Antigua & Barbuda, in the opening encounter for the locals, a 2-5 trouncing was the final result against the Dutch lineup; followed by the twin island republic prevailing 4-3, with a consolation 3-2 win over the Antiguans.
From the three matches played, Guyana scored 8 goals, conceded 11; for a goal difference of -3, while averaging 2.2 goals per match! Editor, to say that I am disappointed with the outcome of the final result, would be a gross understatement, along with being unrealistic.
Suffice it to say that with a National Futsal Association in place some semblance of improvement should have been evident. And please don’t make any excuses citing time constraints were against the Futsal Association! Since the relevant answers to questions should be provided.
i) When the GFF was duly informed of the Futsal Qualifying leg?
ii) Was any attempt made to include the Futsal Association in its deliberations?
iii) In the absence of participating for a period of almost 8 years, in a Regional Futsal Tournament, is this format still within the GFF’s annual Calendar of Activities.
iv) What were the criteria for selection, in the absence of local tournaments?
Finally, under a new dispensation of governance at the GFF in November last year compounded by the affiliation of the National Futsal Association within the 2 months period at least 2 teams from 8 Associations could have converged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, over 3 weekends for a competition.
At the conclusion, a proper squad could have been selected for training and national representation. “Band Aid Solutions and Stop Gap Measures” are totally unacceptable this time around. Lest, Guyana, continue to go down as: “The also rans”! In 2008, the local lineup was the best 4th placed team in the CFU!
Meanwhile, my heartiest congratulations to the Beach Soccer Association for their insight and vision in organizing a competition and inviting a foreign coach to observe and impart his knowledge on the technical aspects of the game towards its improvements!
Lester Sealey
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