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Mayors Cup adopts different format but organizer promises more action
Football fans are in for their regular treat when the annual Mayor’s Cup Football championships get underway from Friday March16 and culminates on Sunday April 8 next.
Organizer of the event, Lennox Arthur assures that the action this year would be riveting since the format has undergone changes for a more exciting competition. 
Whereas in the past the various clubs battled for honours, teams would be drawn from various communities. Mr. Arthur said that the idea is to encourage a wider pool of teams even as the sport is taken to the communities.
He said that the tournament is an invitational one and despite the change in format, shall retain its original name, the Mayor’s Cup. He further stated teams are not required to pay an entrance fee.
The tournament will be played on a knock out basis and the winning team carts off over $500,000 while the runners-up win $250,000. The third and fourth prizes are $150,000 and $100,000 respectively.
Wards will be allowed to register twenty two players and the organizers said that they are employing rigid disciplinary criteria.
As such, only eighteen players and two officials will be allowed free entry to the ground whenever their teams are playing. Further, wards will be allowed a maximum of twenty two players.
The fixtures read: Sunday March 18
Campbellville vs Uitvlugt; Kingston vs Stewartville; Werk-en-Rust vs Bourda; Lodge vs Kuru Kururu; Kitty vs Wales.
Wednesday March 21
Alberttown vs. South Sophia; Charlestown vs. Den Amstel; West Ruimveldt Estate vs. Pouderoyen.
Friday March 23: Grove vs. Winner of 1; Mocha vs. Winner of 2
Sunday, March 25: Alexander Village vs. Winner of 3; North East La Penitence vs. Winner of 4
Wednesday March 28: North Sophia vs. Winner of 5; Wortmanville vs. Winner of 6
Friday March 30: Tiger Bay vs. Winner of 7; West Ruimveldt vs. Winner of 8.
Sunday April 1: Quarter Finals: Winner of 11 vs. Winner of 13; Winner of 12 vs. Winner of 14.
Wednesday April 4 – Quarter Finals: Winner of 9 vs. Winner of 15; Winner of 10 vs. Winner of 16.
Friday April 6 – Semi-finals: Winner of 17 vs. Winner of 19
Winner of 18 vs. Winner of 20.
Easter Sunday April 8 – Finals: Third Place Playoff, Winner of 21 vs. Winner of 22
Several exciting players will be on show including a number of new faces. Among those on show are: Kevon Payne (Charlestown), Ernie Smith (South Sophia), Steffon Ramsay (Mocha), Trevor Lewis (Lodge) and Dellon Cadogan (Alberttown).
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