Local referees Shavin Greene and Gladwyn Johnson have been selected as match officials for the 2021 edition of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) boys and girls U14 Challenge Series in the Dominican Republic.
This was disclosed by an official release from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
“We are extremely elated to have our two match officials appointed for this CFU series. Opportunities for our referees in recent times have been very few and far between because of the pandemic. We hope that this opportunity to advance their careers and ensure they do all that is required to be seen and to elevate their performance, ” said GFF Head of Refereeing and Executive Committee member Dion Inniss.
“It’s a tournament for non-FIFA referees, so obviously if you have a successful tournament, it enhances your opportunities and your chances of being elevated to a higher level,” he added.
Greene said he was excited to officiate in his first tournament.
“I would like to thank the Refereeing Department of the Guyana Football Federation for giving me the opportunity to participate in my first overseas tournament.”
“I am really excited and happy to be a part of this tournament to gain a lot more experience and also to put my best foot forward out there, so that I can show the world and, more so, the Caribbean the talent that Guyana has. On my journey of wanting to become a FIFA referee, this is one of the opportunities where I will be able to showcase such talent to the eyes that are out there,” he added.
Meanwhile, the release disclosed that referee instructors Sherwin Moore and Ingram Johnson participated in an official FIFA online course for the Concacaf region.
“The virtual course, which ran from August 16th to August 19th, the FIFA Futuro III course focused on the education of referee technical instructors to enhance the development of refereeing in FIFA member associations”, the correspondence explained.
The GFF is also slated to stage its annual Referees Assessment Programme (RAP) at the National Training Centre in Providence, as the federation continues to lay the foundation for the possible resumption of competition.
