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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) announced yesterday a historic signing of a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF).
According to a press release from the GFF, the MoU, signed on Thursday, aims to “cover a broad range of areas designed to significantly bolster the football ecosystem in Guyana.”
This collaboration was initiated through a meeting between GFF President Wayne Forde and SAFF President Yasser Al Misehal on the sidelines of FIFA’s 74th Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.
The GFF press release outlined that the MoU will involve 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 commented, “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 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 this groundbreaking partnership.”
Over the next two years, the GFF and SAFF will work to create a significant and impactful legacy of cooperation and collaboration among football nations. “Football Unites the World.”
This MoU follows the historic FIFA Series two months ago, where Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Team competed in Saudi Arabia. During the series, the Golden Jaguars lost 1-0 to Cabo Verde in their opener but came back to defeat Cambodia 4-1 at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah.
The GFF also announced plans to collaborate with SAFF to organize international friendlies for both the women’s and youth national teams.
