Fear, safety and the Kashif and Shanghai final

A section of the crowd at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence during Saturday night’s Kasif and Shanghai final. (Orlando Charles photo)

Alpha United and Pele put on a good show to bring the curtain down on the 21st tournament of the Kashif & Shanghai (K&S) tournament but I left the Guyana National Stadium, Providence with my emotions in a turmoil ranging from anger to  fear and disappointment which had absolutely nothing to do with the match.

I have never been one to say never, but I would certainly never attend another K&S final unless serious security concerns are addressed. I had attended two other finals before last Saturday night’s—the first two were in Linden—