The Barbados Football Association (BFA) was founded in 1910
and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010.
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Barbados Football Association (BFA) is pleased
to announce
its continued partnership with insurance and financial services company Guardian Life
of The Caribbean Limited.
Aligning with the Association’s
long-term vision to significantly develop youth football within the island, Guardian
Life has confirmed its intention to continue its financial support, which will
assist with the operational needs of
the Under-9s to Under-17s Boys and Mixed team’s annual youth football
competition, which has been titled the 2024 BFA Guardian Group Youth Football Tournament.
BFA General Secretary, Ashley Scott-Williams thanked
Guardian Life of The Caribbean Limited for its support of the BFA and youth
football, and for its strong investment in the future of football within
Barbados.
"The BFA remains
focused on giving young boys and girls from every community on our island the
opportunity to play and develop their skills in football,” he said. “To do
this, we need corporate partnerships such as these, to ensure that we can
provide a conducive environment for football to thrive and positively change
the lives of everyone involved. We extend our sincere thanks to Guardian Life
of The Caribbean Limited for its commitment of over 10 years of support that
has been instrumental in maintaining our goal to continually develop and
nurture the talent of young footballers within Barbados.”
Remarking on the sponsorship, Guardian
Life of The Caribbean Limited’s Branch Manager, Amado Marcano echoed
these sentiments:
“Guardian Life of The Caribbean
Limited is more than pleased to continue to lend our support to the Barbados
Football Association (BFA) and to youth football across the island. Guardian
Life is passionate about initiatives that empower youth and champion physical
well-being and healthy lifestyle practices. As such, we will continue to invest
in the next generation of footballers and help reinforce the BFA and Barbados’
position as a leader at the forefront of regional football. On behalf of
Guardian Life, we are looking forward to strengthening our longstanding
partnership with the BFA and seeing the sustainability of the sport continue to
grow from strength to strength in Barbados.”
The 2024 BFA
Guardian Group Youth Football Tournament
will continue until
November this year, culminating in a Finals Day to be held at the BFA Technical
Centre in Wildey.
All Tournament match fixtures are
available at: barbadosfa.org/notice
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Caption: Branch Manager at Guardian Life of The Caribbean Limited, Amado Marcano (left), solidified the Youth Tournament partnership with BFA General Secretary Ashley Scott-Williams (right) at the Guardian Life offices.
Media
enquires:
Amy
Goulding
BFA
Communications Director
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(246) 820 8695
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