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Mar 24, 2013 Sports
– US$500,000 grant for Guyana
Acting President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Franklin Wilson’s mission to FIFA’s Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, last week, paid off big when the world governing body for football approving a US$500,000 grant for Guyana.
FIFA approved the grant under the Less Privileged Members Association, following a high-level meeting with football Executives from across the globe. Wilson had lobbied for the assistance as Guyana is in need of much
needed aid for development
Wilson is a member of FIFA Development Committee, and represented Guyana at the March 18 meeting. He said that the money will go toward the completion of the Gold Project, which is one of the GFF marquee projects for completion.
“As you know when I started acting as President, the Gold Project was something I did say that we would zoom in on with a view of getting it up and running and of course completed,” Wilson said at the GFF Head Office in Dadanawa Street, Campbellville.
The GFF Gold Project includes the completion of a football field, accommodation, locker rooms and lecture theatres at Orgenstein on the East Bank of Essequibo. Wilson said the money will go toward completing those varying phases of the project.
According to Wilson, the local football authority was dissatisfied with the works of the previous contracting firm, which was suspended from working on the project. He said that re-tendering for works on the facility will be done this week.
Wilson informed the media that yesterday, GFF Executives met with the Consulting Architect to continue discussions on the way forward. He mentioned that monies remaining from all the work already done will be merged with this new sum to complete the project.
“From the initial US$400,000 that was allocated for the Project, I think we have US$270,000 remaining and of course that will be merged with the US$500,000 based on discussions we had with FIFA in Zurich,” Wilson said yesterday.
He noted that plans will have to be altered since it was agreed, following discussions with FIFA, that an artificial surface is best suited for Guyana as opposed the natural turf. Wilson said that the recommendation is as a result of Guyana’s weather conditions.
According to the acting GFF President, the GFF has applied for two FIFA projects, with Linden and the East Coast of Demerara being the areas identified. Wilson said that development remains one of the key focuses of the GFF under his tenure as acting President.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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