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Nov 11, 2015 Sports
With FIFA’s mandate that all member associations must place a high priority on
the development of women’s football, Ansa McAl under its Smalta brand has once again joined forces with the Petra Organisation to stage the 2nd Annual Girls Pee Wee Schools Competition.
During a Launch Ceremony which was held on Monday afternoon at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue, representatives of sponsors including Ansa McAl’s Angela Rodney, Ministry of Public Health Dr. Melissa DeHart along with stakeholders the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Ministry of Education addressed teachers and students present at the occasion.
Rodney’s Company has been on board since the tournament’s birth and she spoke of their excitement about the tournament and the invite to be back once again.
She stressed the importance of physical activities among young children, referring to the involvement of the young girls as a welcome development since not very often they are catered for.
Dr. De Hart in her presentation expressed the Ministry’s gratitude for the invitation to be back on board as well, informing that it fits really well into their programme of encouraging everyone to get involved in some form of physical activity.
She gave a detailed account of the goals the Ministry is working to achieve in terms of getting the nation to understand the importance of exercising and eating healthy and promised the entity’s continued support in the future.
GFF Communications Officer Rawle Toney, who represented the Organisation disclosed that a lot of emphasis is being placed on the involvement and development of women’s football, adding that while there will be no financial benefit for sponsors, the returns will be the satisfaction of being amongst the first to assist in the development of women’s football in Guyana.
He said that the tournament is a good start for the women’s Football Association and that the GFF was happy to give sanction to the Petra Organisation which according to him has a healthy respect within the Federation’s corridors.
He applauded the Organisers on behalf of the GFF for putting together such an important tournament.
Ministry of Education’s Nicholas Fraser spoke of the good track record of the Petra Organisation, informing that offering its approval for the event was an easy one for them.
He cited the strong relationship that then Petra Organisation gas with the corporate community as proof of their good record, but threw out a challenge to them to expand the tournament to other regions as well.
He congratulated the organizers and wished all the teams every success.
Petra Organisation Co-Director Troy Mendonca told the gathering that they felt there was need to organize the tournament for girls since it was being neglected and in keeping with FIFA’s mandate, they took up the challenge to assist in its development.
He urged the young players to make good use of the opportunity that is being presented to them and play hard, but within the rules of the game.
He disclosed that sixteen teams will be participating in the competition which starts on Saturday and ends on December 5.
Up for grabs will be trophies and medals.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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