The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday, announced a historic signing of a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between it and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF).
According to a press release from the GFF, the MoU which was signed on Thursday, is expected to “cover a broad range of areas designed to significantly bolster the football ecosystem in Guyana”.
The collaboration between the two federations was birthed through a meeting between GFF President Wayne Forde and SAFF President Yasser Al Misehal on the sidelines of FIFA’s 74th Congress which was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the press release, GFF stated that the MoU “will see collaboration in 17 areas including: marketing and commercial activities, sports facilities, coach development, refereeing, academies and technical development, league and competition development, women’s football, youth football, futsal, beach soccer, sports science and sports medicine, and governance issues”.
GFF President Wayne Forde stated: “this MoU is another step by the Federation to ensure our national players are provided every opportunity to compete at the highest level through strategic partnerships.”
“The GFF continues to place strong emphasis on expanding its reach across the football world by creating new network opportunities within the Global football family. Our collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Football Federation will open up a new frontier to the GFF and SAFF for cultural exchanges and capacity building in the areas of Sports Science, Youth Development, Infrastructure Development, Women’s Football and Youth Football among others. I would like to thank President Yasser Al Misehal for his warm friendship and generous consideration of the establishment of this groundbreaking partnership.
Over the next 2 years, the GFF and the SAFF will apply our best efforts in the creation of an exemplary impactful legacy of the true spirit of cooperation and collaboration among football nations. Football Unites the World.”
The MoU comes just two months after the historic FIFA Series, where Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Team competed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
During their participation in the FIFA Series in Saudi Arabia, the Golden Jaguars suffered a 1-0 loss to Cabo Verde in their opener but came back admirably to administer a 4-1 drubbing of Cambodia at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah.
The GFF revealed that it will be collaborating with the SAFF to organize international friendlies for both the women’s and youth national teams.
