F or a calling such as officiating, surely one must have the zeal, courage, patience, determination, enthusiasm, and overwhelming passion to serve without fear or favour – passion being the.
Antigua’s assistant referee Abigail McKenzie and assessor in training Patrice Davis are among 51 aspiring officials currently on duty at the 2022 CFU Boys’ U14 Challenge Series in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The competition, which features 22 teams divided into two tiers, is the introduction to international for the young…
Noelita Lawrence-Ricketts
Unorthodox, unassuming and a stark independent, Garvin Carvalho, speedy and alert on the lines of the football field, as he dashes up and down, is a quiet easy going official, one who speaks with a slight stutter.
Born December 12, 1993 in the once quiet parish of Trelawny, he is a young man with great ambitions of one day becoming a world-rated FIFA badged Assistant Referee.
A former outstanding student of Cedric Titus High School, Carvalho is the fifth child for his parents, Alanana Birthfield and Rickie Carvalho, and has a staggering eleven siblings.
One who loves going to the beach and the river, Carvalho says when he does not have a flag in his hand or a whistle in his mouth, as he is also capable of doing duties in the middle of the park, he enjoys hanging out with friends.