Gregory Wickham, President of the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA), has disclosed that the body is yet to officially discuss amongst its membership and executive, the recently amended Guyana Football Federation (GFF) constitution, which will deliberated on for ratification at the congress on Saturday.
This was confirmed during a brief interview with Stabroek Sport. According to Wickham, “We haven’t come to a position, this topic is on the agenda to be discussed at the association meeting and as soon as we discuss it, then we will have a position.”
He acknowledged, “Our position will be vital, and critical to this process, we are not rushing it, we are discussing it in bits and pieces but we will come together and hear all the views and then we will come to a decision.”
Asked when the association is scheduled to convene to discuss the GFF draft constitution, he responded, “I won’t be able to disclose that at the moment.”
The GFF is slated to stage its Extraordinary Congress on August 27 at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The federation recently undertook the process of constitutional reform, ahead of the aforementioned forum.
A missive from the institution disclosed the aforementioned intent which it informs was facilitated by the FIFA and regional confederation, CONCACAF.
According to the GFF, FIFA had officially communicated its intention to undertake the revision of its statutes, with the objective of ensuring compliance with the mandatory requirements contained in the edicts and regulations of the world body and CONCACAF.
A joint FIFA/CONCACAF delegation comprising FIFA Member Association Manager, Sofia Malizia, and One Concacaf Manager, Howard McIntosh, visited Guyana to commence and administer the process, a procedure that featured consultations with members of the GFF and other football stakeholders.
The GFF also appointed a ‘Statutes Revision Committee’ which was headed by Chairperson and President of the Guyana National Women’s Football Association, Andrea Johnson, though the composition of the aforesaid body still remains a mystery despite the conclusion of the process.
