Monday, February 27, 2012

Grenada "Super League" launches this week


ST GEORGE’S, February 27, 2012 - The Grenada Football Association (GFA) will launch its semi-professional league dubbed the “Grenada Super League” on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. at the National Stadium.
The tournament is in keeping with a previous decision taken by the GFA’s executive committee to introduce a semi-professional tournament by 2016.
The launch is expected to focus on the league’s format, information on the teams as well as details of the 2012 GFA’s Calendar of Activities.
However, League Commissioner, Patrick Francis said that six teams will participate in the inaugural season and Carriacou and Petite Martinique and a development team are expected to form the expansion of the franchise tournament to eight (8) teams in 2013.
Among officials expected to attend Thursday’s launch are His Excellency Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean, who is also patron of the GFA, Sports Ministers Patrick Simmons as well as representatives of the main sponsors.

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