Mark’s Interior Communication became the latest business organisation to contribute to the C&R Promotions 5-A-Side football tournament which is slated for the St. Ignatius Ground, Lethem on April 1.
The company made a contribution to the men’s first place cash prize, which is set at $50,000. Some 20 teams have registered for the competition.
C&R Promotions’, Rayan Farias receives the monetary contribution from a Mark’s Interior Communications representative.
The organisers said that the small goal tournament is aimed at resuscitating football in the community. Co-organiser, Colin Haynes said that four years passed without any competitive football being played in the region.
The tournament have a female competition with eight female teams expected to battle with the same amount of money being allocated to the first place winners of the female version of the competition.
Meanwhile, second and third place finishers for both versions of the competition will be receiving $30,000 and $20,000 respectively.