Guyana Football Federation

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Guyana Football Federation
CONCACAF
Short nameGFF
Founded1902
Headquarters Georgetown
FIFA affiliation1970
CONCACAF affiliationbetween 1969 and 1971 [1] [2]
PresidentWayne Forde
Website Guyana Football Federation

The Guyana Football Federation is the governing body of football in Guyana. It controls the Guyana national football team. The GFF has sanctioned the Elite League as the highest tier of football in the country. [3]

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Staff

As of 22 November 2018

NamePositionSource
Flag of Guyana.svg Wayne Forde President [4] [5]
Flag of Guyana.svg Jullian Lovell Vice President [6]
Flag of Guyana.svg Ian Alves General Secretary [7] [8]
Flag of Guyana.svg Kareem Jones Treasurer [9]
Flag of England.svg Ian Greenwood Technical Director [10]
Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Máximo Team Coach (Men's) [11]
Flag of Guyana.svg Ivan Joseph Team Coach (Women's) [12]
Flag of Guyana.svg Debra Fracnis Media/Communications Manager [13]
n/aFutsal Coordinator
Flag of Guyana.svg Dion Inniss Referee Coordinator [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Gordon Jeffery. Soccer the International Way (1970) : "continental federation not yet decided - either SOUTH AMERICA or CONCACAF, at the beginning of 1969". Kaye & Ward.
  2. ↑ Their first CONCACAF fixtures were qualifiers for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.
  3. ↑ "Elite League looks to inject life into Guyanese domestic football". Kaieteuer News. 7 June 2015.
  4. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ↑ "GUYANA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  6. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  7. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  8. ↑ "GUYANA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  9. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  10. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  11. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  12. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  13. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  14. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Guyana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-24.


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