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Big turnout touted for Mackeson Super16 Street Football
Jamaal Douglas
A large turnout is anticipated at the hard-court in Amelia’s Ward on Sunday when the Mackeson Super16 Street Football tournament commences on the day that the Mining Town will also hosts its Mashramani celebrations, giving patrons more reason to support.
Contacted yesterday, Mackeson Brand Manager, Jamaal Douglas, told Kaieteur Sport that all the necessary systems are being put in place for a grand opening on Sunday and stated he remains in regular contact with the organisers from Amelia’s Ward Football Club.
“I am expecting a big opening on Sunday because as you know this is a pilot programme to spot new football talent in Linden. I am hoping that the communities come out and support their team because that could help the team win,” Douglas said.
The Mackeson boss believes that the tournament is a good initiative for Linden and wants it to be embraced as an annual event. He said that based on the response there will be proposal to expand the competition in the future to include more teams and communities.
“Mackeson is about ‘Smooth’, and if all goes smoothly in this competition, you never know, you could see a mega street football competition in the future for Linden,” Douglas said, adding that he has confidence in the quality of sport delivered in Linden.
Patrons will have an opportunity to coordinate the Mashramani celebrations with the tournament that goes down in the night following the road-march procession. Amelia’s Ward FC VP, Patrick Dey is among the coordinators of the competition.
Eight of the 16 teams will advance to the quarterfinals in the knockout competition that will shift to the Mackenzie Sports Club hard-court for the quarterfinals on February 27. The semi-final and final will be held on March 2 also at the Mackenzie hard-court.
The top team will walk away with $250,000 and trophy; second place will pocket $150,000 and trophy; third place $100,000 and trophy and fourth place $40,000 and trophy. In addition, there will be lots of interactive promotions to get the fans involved where there will be giveaways on game nights. The Most Valuable Player will also receive prizes.
The 16 teams competing in the tournament include Hard Knocks, Hot Skull, Bosai, Retrieve Unknown, Top Class, Silver Bullets, 100 Dollar Cars, Hard Knocks II, Young Sports, Phoenix, Team 25, We is de Boss, Eldorado, Retrieve Well Knowns, Young Ballers and New Era Russians.
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