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Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side football competition kicks off this evening

May 24, 2012 Sports

 

Football fans are in for a treat when the curtains go up on the Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side 30-minute football competition this evening at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground starting at 18:00hrs.
Activities would be staged under the Powerade brand, a nutritional drink manufactured by main sponsors, Banks DIH Ltd and there will be four matches starting with GNIC up against GPL. Forty five minutes after the commencement of the first match, Guyana Lotto Company will match skills with J&S Electrical. In the other two matches, NIS will take on the Ministry of Public Works, while Banks DIH and the Republic Bank will bring the curtains down on tonight’s activities. The tournament continues on Saturday May 26 with 5 other enthralling encounters from 16:00hrs and then Tuesday with five more matches.
A total 22 teams are registered for what has been touted as a tournament that promotes fitness in what the organizers said stemmed from the projection of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Frank Anthony, in the physical fitness initiative. The initiative will also serve to promote cohesiveness within the work place since it allows those within the corporate fraternity to engage in recreation even as they maintain healthy habits.
Among those teams competing for a first prize of $250,000 and a trophy are GNIC, GPI, Neal and Massy, Lucky Dollar, Digicel, Amerindian Affairs Ministry, Republic Bank, Courtney Benn Contracting Company, Guyana Water Authority, GPL and NIS among others. The second place finishers win $175,000, while third and fourth places receive $75,000 and $25,000 respectively.
Several other corporate entities have joined with Banks DIH and contributed towards a successful tournament including Giftland Office Max, Talk is Cheap, Ross Gas Station, Money Gram, the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry Culture, Youth and Sports and Hopkinson Mining among others.
The competition will be played on a round-robin basis with four groups participating before the top two teams from each group qualifying for the knock-out stage.
Deputy Permanent Secretary Steve Ninvalle is scheduled to kick off the ball in this evening’s opening game after saying a few words before the commencement of the competition.

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