The Dr. Noel Blackman birthday 7-a-side football tournament will conclude today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda and keen competition is anticipated as 12 teams hunt the ‘hundred grand’ on offer.
Coordinator Lennox Arthur is promising football fans a treat. He informed that several of the teams will be represented by some of the more exciting players in the game. The line up is headed by Devon Millington, a known tormenter of any defence, Shawn Bishop, Shemroy Arthur and the exciting Shem Porter.
The action starts at 5:00pm today and the 12 remaining teams will battle in an elimination competition. Their names will be randomly pulled from a bag and this process will continue until the final paring is determined.
The 12 teams contesting today’s finals are; Mocha, Alexander Village, Sophia, North East LaPenitence, Broad Street, Pouderoyen, Grove, Lima Dam, Kuru Kururu, Timehri, Charlotte Street and Tiger Bay.
The winner will walk away with $100,000, while $50,000 goes to the runner-up along with the Dr. Blackman trophies.