President of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Glen Etienne will join FIFA President Gianni Infantino in St. Lucia as the island gears up to host the 40th Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Congress.
This gathering serves as the annual general meeting for the region’s governing body for football.
At that Congress, key decisions will be made regarding the future of football within its 41 member states. Over 250 delegates from across the world of football will be present at the Congress.
Notably, St. Lucia is the first small island developing state to host a CONCACAF Congress. The significance of this event was highlighted by Minister for Youth Development and Sports Kenson Casimir, during Monday’s pre-Cabinet press briefing.
“For an island as small as St. Lucia to be in a position and have the wherewithal to host a CONCACAF Congress, speaks volumes about our social and economic position in the region. It means that we have all the dynamics that a global entity like CONCACAF requires to host all the delegates,” he stated.
“It means that we have the hotels. It means that we have the conference space. It means that we have the logistics on the ground. It means that we are in a fundamental economic position to host them successfully as a Ministry of Economic Development, and it means that Saint Lucia is putting the rest of the world on notice that when it comes to sports development, the rest of the world could look to Saint Lucia to host significant events such as this,” the Minister stated.