The Guyana Football Federation’s audited financial report for 2021 has the provision of technical and financial support for its members as among the highlights of the year.
According to the GFF, its report, which has been published is in keeping with the requirements of Concacaf and FIFA.
A release from the GFF said that the published report was aimed at promoting transparency and financial accountability.
“Despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report charts the significant progress made by the GFF in developing football across Guyana, including the roll out of an unprecedented funding, equipment and technical support scheme for its members – called M-FAP – which provides regional associations, clubs and affiliates with the resources required to deliver a full portfolio of competitions and development activities each year,” the GFF stated in a press release.
The GFF lists the following as being among the notable highlights of 2021:-
(1) Roll out of the Members Financial Assistance Programme (M-FAP), (2) Launch of Guyana’s first national U13 boys’ competition, (3) Launch of Guyana’s first year-end female tournament, (4) U17 girls’ national team reaches back-to-back Concacaf championship for first time, (5) Jamaal Shabazz returns as Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars, (6) Re-launch of the nationwide network of GFF Academy Training Centres, (7) Plan for Guyana’s first professional league with UEFA Assist/Concacaf, (8) Guyana selected as CARICOM pilot for FIFA Football for Schools programme, and (9) Minibus provided to Rupununi Football Association.
The release stated that the report can be found on the federation’s website, and illustrates the entity’s commitment to sharing its strategic priorities and the utilization of funds with the public, which in turn will encourage informed debate across the sporting spectrum.
“As a founding principle of good governance, every administrative body in sport should publish an annual report, including an independently audited financial statement. The public has a right to see how we allocate the resources we receive from FIFA, Concacaf, the Government of Guyana and our corporate partners, as this can only improve the quality of scrutiny about our work and spur us on to do better each year,” said GFF president Wayne Forde.,
“Not only is a comprehensive annual report vital for good governance and accountability, it also allows the public to find out about the full impact and breadth of the work of organisations such as the GFF. We have a long way to go, but I hope the public will agree that football governance and development in Guyana has been transformed in recent years. Despite its obvious challenges, 2021 was a landmark year for football development,” Forde added.
