BFA officials busy during Gold Cup
Several executive members of Bermuda Football Association (BFA) have been appointed to top positions for the Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States.The regional championship, featuring 12 nations, started on July 7 at the Rose Bowl, California, and finishes with the final at Soldier Field, Chicago, on Sunday.Among those BFA officials working at the competition are David Sabir (general coordinator for the Gold Cup opening match and final), Shequita Parson (group B match commissioner), Troy Lewis (executive member observer) and Andrew Griffith, who will attend the final and a Concacaf audit meeting in Chicago.Sabir also served as a FIFA stadium security manager for the recent Confederations Cup in Brazil.BFA president Larry Mussenden, the chair of the Concacaf appeals committee, will also attend the final and other official Gold Cup events this weekend.Mussenden said: “On behalf of the BFA, I’m extremely excited that BFA executive members have been appointed to work and observe the Gold Cup.“This is a huge testament to the BFA and to our level of professionalism and competence.“As I have stated before, the BFA is highly regarded by our regional and world bodies for its administration and operations, especially for such a small country.“We look forward to Shequita, David, Troy and Andrew bringing home their experiences and continuing their work for the family of football in Bermuda.”