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Mayor’s Cup football starts Friday at Den Amstel
Action in the Mayor’s Cup football tournament will kick off on Friday at the Den Amstel ground with a double header starting at 6:30pm.
Jamaal Cozier
Andre Hector
Keen competition is anticipated in the tournament as leading teams from around the coastal belt of the country, which feature a number of exciting players, collide for the $1M first prize. Friday’s contest will see Uitvlugt battling Police in the opening game, while home side Den Amstel come up against Riddim Squad in the nightcap at 8:30pm.
The tournament moves to the East Coast for its second day of action when the BV ground will host Bakewell Buxton against Santos, while to follow homsters BV Triumph collide with GFC.
The remainder of the preliminary fixtures will see action returning to Den Amstel on Sunday at the same times with Stewartville playing GDF in the first match, while Slingerz tangle with Northern Rangers in the second game. Monday March 18 the action swings to the GFC ground and will remain there for the rest of the tournament. Camptown play Golden Grove and Fruta Conquerors face Mahaica in the two games on Monday.
Wednesday 20 March, Alpha United face the winner of the opening game between Uitvlugt and Police, Pele collide with the winner of the Den Amstel/Riddim Squad contest. Seawall United battle the Bakewell Buxton and Santos game winner and BK Western Tigers oppose with winner of the BV Triumph and GFC game in matches set for Friday March 22.
Quarterfinal play is set for March 25 and 26, while the semis are fixed for March 28 with the Grand Finale and third place playoff on Sunday March 31.
Nikel Fraser
Jamaal Harvey
A number of the country’s footballing talent will be on show; players the likes of Andre Hector (Slingerz), Jamaal Cozier (Pele), Jamaal Harvey (Uitvlugt) and Nigel Fraser (BV Triumph) all who would have played at the youth national level.
Slingerz fresh from winning their recent tournament on the Westside will look to impress and steal the number one club status from Alpha United. Easier said than done and with the other teams gunning for the $1M payday, the Mayor’s Cup is expected to serve up and entertaining serving for football fans.
Coordinator Lennox Arthur said that while he has received some amount of sponsorship he is still in need for much more and is imploring corporate Guyana to come on board and assist the tournament and ensure its success.
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