Lyndon Cooper Elected President of the Caribbean Football Union

By Caribbean Business Report

Mr. Lyndon Cooper, President of the St. Lucia Football Association (SLFA), was elected president of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) when the organization held its 48th Ordinary Congress at Royalton Hotel in Cap Estate, St. Lucia, on Sunday. Mr. Copper, who has served as vice president of the CFU Executive Committee since 2012, was unopposed and, therefore, elected by acclamation in accordance with the CFU Statutes.

All positions on the Executive Committee were up for election, and all the candidates were unopposed. The officers are Vice Presidents Mr. Michael Ricketts (Jamaica), Mr. John Krishnadath (Suriname), Mr. Jean Dartron (Guadeloupe), and Mr. Ivan Rivera (Puerto Rico). The Members are Mr. Glen Etienne (Dominica), Mrs. Anya James (Bahamas), Mr. Girdon Connor (Anguilla), and Mr. Mark Wade (Bermuda). Mr. Cooper pledged to find consensus among the 31 members of the CFU and committed to continued collegiality with FIFA and the One Concacaf philosophy.

He called for sustained harmony and for the membership to use football to unite across the English, Dutch, French, and Spanish-speaking union.

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