Football execs trained on good governance

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) conducted the CONCACAF Executive Mentorship Programme from February 15th-16th at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.

This was revealed by the GFF in an official press release. According to the correspondence, the aim of the programme is to professionalise and strengthen the operations of the 41 member associations (MA), which fall under the umbrella of the confederation. The EMP will be conducted over a two-year period and commenced in 2019.

The training was conducted and facilitated by Jamaican Howard McIntosh, the One CONCACAF Programme and Special Projects Coordinator within the Caribbean, and David Sabir, General Secretary of the Bermuda Football Association.

McIntosh said, “We designed this programme last year, which is now bringing about a focus on administration and governance and we’re very happy to be here. We’re doing it in all 41 countries in CONCACAF; Guyana is one of our very respected MAs and we’re happy to see the progress that is being made with the GFF in relation to football generally, and even in the areas of administration and governance.”

 According to McIntosh, “It’s consistent with our expectations actually in terms of the GFF because of the significant progress that has been made on and off the field. We‘re looking forward to the follow up that comes from it in terms of the various areas of administration, strategic planning and working with the Federation to ensure that the best practices are implemented in those areas where it may not be and continue to work with them in terms of improving the things that they have and of course the things that they may want to do in terms of the strategic objectives of the Federation.”

He added, “But the hope is that the information that would have been delivered at the workshop would be disseminated and communicated to the other members of the football family in Guyana. It is important that we understand that good administration and good governance is fundamental to the success that we have on the field. It is to bring about a better understanding within Guyana in this instance in terms of how football should be administered and how it should be governed.”