Jamaica  Football Federation  President  Michael  Rickettes  has  been  elected  unopposed  as  vice-president  of  the  Caribbean  Football  Union.

This  took  place  at  the  48th Ordinary Congress  of  the CFU  yesterday  at  the  Royalton Hotel  in  St. Lucia, where  Lyndon  Cooper  of  St  Lucia  was  elected  as  the  new  president  replacing  Randolph Harris  of  Barbados. 

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. 

The  other  elected  officers  to  the  Executive  Committee  along  with  Rickettes  are John Krishnadath  of  Suriname, Mr. Jean Dartron  of  Guadeloupe and Ivan Rivera of Puerto Rico.

The members are  Glen Etienne  of Dominica,  Anya James  of  the Bahamas,  Gordon Connor  of  Anguilla, and  Mark Wade  of bermuda.

Outgoing  CFU  president  Harris,  was elected by acclamation as a  member  of the Fifa council   on  Saturday  at Concacaf’s 40th ordinary Congress. 

Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Concacaf President  Victor Montagliani   were  in  attendance  at  the CFU Congress.