Amanda James
President
Randolph (Randy) Harris has been involved in football since the 1970s.
Randolph (Randy) Harris has been involved in football since the 1970s, and is a product of the Christ Church League where he functioned in the roles of player, coach and manager.
Harris was also instrumental in seeing the popular Paradise Football Club being promoted in 1981, to the then Division One League as coach and manager. The former Sales Manager is also a qualified referee and best known for his ability to organize three of the most popular football tournaments ever staged in Barbados.
The BICO Tournament in 1979, the Carib Beer, CBC Tournament better known as the BESS Tournament from 1989 – 2002, and the LIME Pelican Football Challenge in 2011 and 2012. He was also the Manager of the Barbados National Team at the finals of the Shell Caribbean Cup in 1990. Harris has also served as a member of the BFA council from as early as 1977 when he was elected as a Floor Member. Two years later he became the Assistant General Secretary.
He holds the distinction of being the youngest General Secretary in Barbados when he was elevated to the post in1982 at the age of 28; a position he held for seven years. In 2002, Harris returned to the BFA again as General Secretary where he served in that position for another two years. This period was marred by controversy and Harris was banned from all football by the world governing body FIFA, after he took the BFA to court in a dispute over election procedures. That ban lasted for four years; from 2003 – 2007. Three years later Harris, fondly referred to as "The Short Man" returned to the BFA's Executive Council when he was re-elected as a Floor Member and subsequently as President in 2012.
Harris was elected on September 30th, 2012, re-elected in 2016, and recently ran unopposed in the BFA's 2020 elections to serve for the third time as the president of the Barbados Football Association for another four-year term. In 2017 Harris was also elected to serve as a Board member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) when the post of Senior Vice President became vacant in the same year he was elected to that post.
He served as Acting President of the CFU after former President Gordon Derreck vacated the post in the latter half of 2017. Harris was then elected as President of the CFU in June 2018, by defeating his lone challenger Hillaren Frederick of the US Virgin Islands in a landslide 27-3 victory at the 33rd Concacaf OrdinaryCongress which was held on Monday, July 11, 2018 in Moscow, to take control of the regional governing body for the sport.
VISION
Better Football for a Better Life
MISSION
To enable people to enjoy the beautiful game and excel in all areas of football through programs and well-organized competitions.
OUR VALUES
Equality, Accountability, Passion, Integrity, Excellence, Good Governance, Trust, Teamwork, Service, Commitment, Transparency, Fair Play.
An artist's impression of what the completed facility will look like. The Admin building on the left has been completed. The Barbados Football Association (BFA) was founded in 1910 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010. Originally named the Barbados Amateur Football Association, that name was changed in 1925. The BFA organizes, promotes and regulates football activity in Barbados. Football is one of the largest supported sports on the island, currently catering to over 17,000 players, males and females, from the juniors to the master’s level.
There are approximately 105 associations, leagues and clubs directly affiliated to the Barbados Football Association. The Barbados Football Association became affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1968 and is also an affiliate of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and the Confederation of North American, Central American and Caribbean Football Associations (Concacaf). Locally, the BFA is affiliated to the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) and recognized by the National Sports Council as the governing body for football in Barbados.
Past Governors-General have been patrons of the Football Association, which boasts presidents of the caliber of Sir Deighton Ward, a former Governor General of Barbados amongst others. Barbados' domestic season takes place annually between January and July. The Football Association organizes local and international training courses in the four main areas of the sports: administration, coaching, refereeing, and sports medicine.
The BFA is currently developing a home for football, for the training and development of the game, to include an international size football field, administrative offices and team facilities on land Government has provided at the Garfield Sports Complex, Wildey. Increased opportunities for participants to earn a living from football in all areas, scholarship opportunities, and the development of women’s football are priority areas for the BFA in the coming years.
The Barbados Football Association became affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1968. It is also an affiliate of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and the Confederation of North American, Central American and Caribbean Football Associations (CONCACAF). Locally, the BFA is affiliated to the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) and recognized by the National Sports Council as the governing body for football in Barbados.
Honorary Life Vice Presidents
Bernard Codrington
Lisle Austin
Rudy Lorde
Archy Batson
President
President
President
Development Committee
Capt. Al Walcott - Chairman
Gregory Castagne - Deputy Chairman
Lisa Bannister
Technical Director
Russell Latapy - Head Coach
Harley Moseley III
Augustine Jacob
Nicole McKenzie - Ex-officio
Amanda Watson-James - Ex-officio
Referees Committee
Frederick Hoyte - Chairman
Sherlock Wall - Deputy Chairman
Clifton Garnes
Adrian Skeete
Trevor Taylor
Mark Forde - Referees Manager (Ex-officio)
Finance Committee
Derrick Cummins - Chairman
Shelly Griffith - Deputy Chairman
Tricia Browne
Lisa Bannister
Amal Mayers
Monique Rock - Finance Manager (Ex-officio)
The BICO Tournament in 1979, the Carib Beer, CBC Tournament better known as the BESS Tournament from 1989 – 2002, and the LIME Pelican Football Challenge in 2011 and 2012. He was also the Manager of the Barbados National Team at the finals of the Shell Caribbean Cup in 1990. Harris has also served as a member of the BFA council from as early as 1977 when he was elected as a Floor Member. Two years later he became the Assistant General Secretary. He holds the distinction of being the youngest General Secretary in Barbados when he was elevated to the post in1982 at the age of 28; a position he held for seven years. In 2002, Harris returned to the BFA again as General Secretary where he served in that position for another two years. This period was marred by controversy and Harris was banned from all football by the world governing body FIFA, after he took the BFA to court in a dispute over election procedures.
General Secretary
Head of Coaching Education
Technical Director
At a the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Barbados Football Association held on March 20th the new statutues for the Association were adopted. Below is a copy of these
