Lancaster dismissed with immediate effect

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President Wayne Forde reads a statement into the investigation of sexual assault by Match Referees. Seated next to Forde is Debra Francis, GFF’s Communications Officer.
President Wayne Forde reads a statement into the investigation of sexual assault by Match Referees. Seated next to Forde is Debra Francis, GFF’s Communications Officer.

Head of Referees, Stanley Lancaster has been dismissed with immediate effect while Referees Assessor, Roy McArthur, has been provisionally suspended.

This was revealed by President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde in a sudden meeting yesterday at the federation’s office, Section K Campbellville.

“This is the first time that an investigation of this kind and scale has taken place in Guyana’s football. There has been a significant amount of institutional learning during this difficult process. I can assure our football Fraternity and the general public that the Guyana Football Federation is now better equipped to handle issues of this nature,” Forde said reading from a prepared statement.