President Carl Dickson was elected to the post of President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) on 23rd November 2019.
His ascension to the highest local position in SVG’s Football can be regarded as a cumulative sojourn, as he has been serving the sport in various capacities.
Apart from being an active player in his youthful years, in 1998 Dickson founded the Samba Football Club. Six years later, Samba has crowned the National Club Champions. He was also the Manager of Premier Club, Besco Pastures.
Chronicling his service to Football, Dickson was involved as a match official for over two decades. During that period, he was able to gain the respect and admiration of players, fellow match officials, administrators as well as spectators, for his fearless and impartial dispensing of his duties.
In 2011, Dickson was elevated to a Concacaf Referee Instructor, an appointment he holds in high regard.
But Dickson underscores his engagements with the Samba Football Club as being instructive and impacting but strongly believes that his refereeing engagement assisted him in being fair and impartial.
According to him, it was there he realized how important the structure, rules, and regulations in the sport within each department are and later aspired to develop the SVGFF in his current capacity.
Dickson thus brings with him, a reservoir of knowledge and experience, having spent thirty years in banking and finance which he has brought on board to lead the organization and develop the sport and more so, the SVGFF.
Dickson stated that his vision is to bring a vibrant and structured footballing ecosystem to St. Vincent and the Grenadines as he focuses on developing the Brighton Technical Centre and a state-of-the-art “Home for Football”.
