Play in the Mayor’s Cup football championship will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground with a double header each night starting at 6:00pm and teams will be focused on advancing to the latter segment of the event.
Tuesday’s action will see the Guyana Defence Force coming up against BV Triumph in the opening encounter. The nightcap at 8:00pm feature defending champions Pele coming up against Seawall FC.
On Wednesday the tournament rolls on when Riddim Squad face Grove Hi Tech and Alpha tackle Victoria Kings.
The winners of these matches are assured of places in the quarter-finals and a shot at claiming the first prize or at least entering the final four.
At that stage, the winners of the tournament will receive $500,000, while $200,000 goes to the runners up.
The team finishing third receives $100,000 while the fourth placed side collects $50,000.
Keenly contested battles are anticipated over the two nights. The tournament sponsors are Roshan Khan, DDL, Banks DIH, Digicel, Guyana Beverage Company Ltd, Giftland Office Max, Macorp, Courtney Benn and Nazar Mohammed of Mohammed’s Enterprise.
Two prizes for the Most Valuable Player were donated by Keishar’s and AH&L Kissoon Ltd, while Digicel will hand over a prize for the player scoring the most goals.