The Women’s Developmental League will conclude tonight at the Eve Leary ground, with finalists Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) exuding respective confidence in emerging victorious during a pre-match press conference yesterday at the MVP Sports headquarters, Giftland Mall.
Fruta Conquerors mauled Pakuri Warriors 8-2 in their semi-final encounter. On the other hand, GDF outflanked its fierce rival the Guyana Police Force 1-0 in their previous matchup.
GDF defender Cloetta Dublin said, “We are very excited. We trained very hard to be here today and going into the final tomorrow [today], we are very excited.” Similar sentiments were echoed by Fruta Conquerors’ defender Fayon Harry, who revealed that the team has prepared well for the contest, and is confident of emerging victorious.
Meanwhile, MVP Sports representative Selvin Apple, explained that the entity understands their social role as a corporate entity, adding that the chief executive officer is very passionate about the discipline of football.
GFF Technical Director Bryan Joseph said, “Women’s football is definitely on the rise in Guyana when we look at the quality of our games now we can definitely see that there are improvements and this is coming on the back of the works that is being done by the Guyana Football Federation to ensure that there is enough opportunities for women to play.”
Likewise, Women’s Football Association (WFA) President Andrea Johnson said, “We saw talented female footballers from as far Orealla and Moruca. Twelve teams made it to the play-off and tomorrow a winner will be crowned. I’m pleased with the quality of football we’ve seen over the past weeks and our female players can only get better with more play time and that’s what the GFF’s Council and the Women’s Association are working towards.”
She added, “Tomorrow’s final promises to be an exciting one, everyone has their favourite and so I want to encourage you to come and support your favourite team. Thanks again to MVP Sports for making this possible and I encourage and welcome other stakeholders to get on board.”
The event which is sponsored by MVP Sports, also included Bartica All Stars FC, Potaro Strikers FC, Essequibo All Stars FC, Foxy Ladies FC, Milerock FC, Coomacka FC, New Amsterdam United FC and Santos FC.
