Although the inaugural visit of FIFA President Giovanni ‘Gianni’ Infantino for the sod turning exercise at the site of Guyana’s first Forward Programme facility, the Providence Community Ground, was historic, the brief but high profile event certainly masked the shortcomings currently associated with the sport locally.
For many enthusiasts, players and administrators, the episode can be viewed as the largest acting production conducted in recent memory, deflecting the spotlight with the aid of heavily worded rhetoric, off of the present inadequacies.
While less than impactful, the five-member protest outside the FIFA Press Conference held at the Pegasus Hotel by members of the Georgetown Football Club (GFC), highlighted the