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Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ looms
-‘Your skill, your style, your five…’
By Edison Jefford
The Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Street Football tournament was yesterday launched at the Ansa McAl Headquarters under the theme: “Your skill, your style, your five, your stout” with the aim of continuing to unearth hidden talent within communities.
The competition is in its third year and will feature 48 teams from Georgetown with participation being encouraged from teams from the East Coast and East Bank. It will be a knockout contest at several venues with the surviving team pocketing $300,000 and trophy. The second place team is to take home $150,000 and trophy.
From left; Mackeson Brand Coordinator, Jamaal Douglas, Ansa McAl’s Public Relations Officer, Darshnie Yussuf and Coordinator of the event, Kevin Adonis, usher in the third edition of the ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Football tournament.
This is according to Coordinator, Kevin Adonis, who informed the media yesterday at the launch of ongoing arrangements to host the event. He explained that the concept was designed to test the skill and fitness levels of players with a strong focus on endurance.
“This is about keeping your five alive throughout the competition, meaning that the team, which stays on its feet the longest, will ultimately, win. It encourages each community to select the best five players to have a serious chance of winning,” Adonis said.
The Mackeson Real Smooth ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football competition will be held from May 1-25 at venues such as the tarmac of the National Cultural Centre tarmac, Sophia C Field Market Square, California Square, East Ruimveldt, and Punt Trench and School Street, Albouystown for a total of eight playing days.
The Coordinator asked that eight names be submitted for each team since only then replacements will be allowed from the registration list. Each game will last for 15 minutes; 7½ minute per half with no extra time allowed in the preliminary rounds if the game is drawn after regulation time; a penalty shootout will decide the team that moves forward to the next round.
However, extra time will be allowed in the final game; six minutes and three minutes for each of the teams. Teams, and players, were reminded that there will be a zero-tolerance attitude towards issues of indiscipline as the tournament is aimed at development.
Mackeson Brand Coordinator, Jamaal Douglas told the media that Mackeson is happy to have its brand associated with community-based sports, in this instance, football. He believes that it is the grassroots projects that unearth future stars in sport.
“We decided to pick up this tournament so we could embrace communities through football. It is a way of us being there from the beginning of the creation of maybe the next big football star and we want to be there,” Douglas said, adding it shows corporate responsibility.
Public Relations Officer at Ansa McAl, Darshnie Yussuf encouraged players to put out their best performance. She said that the tournament is structured to be a challenge, therefore, only the best teams will advance to become the last five alive for the top prize.
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