Beach footballers leave for North American sojourn

May 30, 2014 Sports

They have been plying their trade and performing above par in tournaments planned in Linden and other parts of the country. Now, their efforts have finally borne fruit and two members of the Cool Running Beach Football Club (CRBFC), Keon Sears and Ron Fiedtkou, are scheduled to leave Guyana for Virginia USA to participate in the US Open Beach Soccer championships June 5 next.
The tournament is staged annually and is the most prestigious in the USA. The local players were invited by the Florida Beach Soccer Club to play under their roster and several top teams from across the world will be competing including those from Africa, Central and North America.
This is the second time that Sears will be appearing in this championships after competing under the Tobago based club, Bagosports in 2012, while Fiedtkou will be making his debut in the tournament. Notwithstanding, both players possess a wealth of experience having competed extensively in local and overseas engagements.
Meanwhile, the executive members of the CRBFC have extended best wishes to both players while wishing them success. President of the CRBFC, Rollin Tappin also expressed the hope that their participation will raise awareness about Guyana’s potential in this format of football.
He said that the players ought to be commended as they have been competing under adverse conditions even as he bemoaned the lack of support from the ruling football executives. “I also would like to register my deepest disgust at the way in which the sport is seemingly being neglected by the authorities,” Tappin said. He said that an issue of note is that Guyana was invited to participate in the South American Beach Games in Vargas Venezuela but failed to field a team. “This is most disheartening especially since Guyana is noted for quality players that have also acquired international exposure,” Tappin continued. He said that the footballers were overlooked while beach rugby players were given the nod.
“I am calling on the President of the Guyana Football Federation to bring about administrative normalcy to the sport so that the players can realize their true potential,” said Tappin.