NEWS

ALVIN GRECH ELECTED NEW GFA PRESIDENT

Mr. Alvin Grech

G.F.A. PRESIDENT

          Mr. Alvin Grech has been elected as the new president for the Gozo Football Association during the Annual General Meeting held at the GFA headquarters on Monday June 23, 2008.  The post was also contested by Mr Paul Buttigieg.  Mr. Grech won the contest with an overwhelming majority, obtaining 27 votes from the GFA delegates against the 5 obtained by Mr. Buttigieg.

 

          Few minutes after the announcement of the result Mr. Alvin Grech delivered a short speech to end the Annual General Meeting.  Mr. Grech thanked everyone for their support and expressed gratitude for the confidence expressed by the clubs in the contest.  He said that he is confident that the collaboration between the clubs and the administration of the association will continue so that football in Gozo will continue to register improvement.  He said that he will be giving major attention to the Youth sector, which is a real investment for the future of the game on the island.

        Mr. Grech is not a new face in the administration of the GFA.  He held the post of general secretary for the past seven years, where he was instrumental to consolidate the administration of the association and to implement the projects embarked by the outgoing president Mr. Joe Cordina.  Mr. Grech is 30 years old, graduated in information technology and lives in his native village Kercem.  He has always been involved in administration and before he was appointed as the general secretary of the association he held the post of secretary for Kercem Ajax FC.  He is married to Michellene and has two children Victoria and Carl.

 

 

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