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Vizion Sports and Ent. group stages Caribbean Inter Club Football Competition

Feb 19, 2014 Sports

Football fans can gear up for exciting football when the Vizion Sports and Entertainment Group presents the Caribbean Inter Club Football Competition on March 5th, 7th and 9th next. Yesterday afternoon, the organizers summoned the media to a press conference at their office, Anira Street Queenstown, where they unveiled pertinent details relating to the tournament.
Wally Fraser is the man behind the initiative and he said that his vision is to bring about awareness to Caribbean footballers and facilitate a smooth transition to the European leagues. Noted for his passion for music, Fraser, who also managed and piloted the local music band, First Born, to prominence, is adamant that the talent nestling in the Caribbean region could be nurtured and eventually develop into a marketable product.
He said that he has spoken to several businessmen in London, England, who have shown an interest in developing football in the region and their input will hinge on the success of this tournament. He said that the pivotal objective is to promote the sport at a higher level and he hopes to initiate a pilot project that includes Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica and that this initiative would soon bear fruit.
The businessman, an avid lover of music, said that the initiative will merge sports with music to create the right atmosphere for fan’s enjoyment. Four teams, Alpha FC, Buxton United, Slingerz FC and Boystown of Jamaica will compete for honours at three venues.
Apart from the matches, the organizers have promised a chockfull of fun and local singer, Michelle ‘Big Red’ King and her son, Little Red, will belt out some of their top tunes while several entertainers out of Jamaica will also add to the occasion.
These include the popular group, Voice Mail, Christopher Martin, Ginga and Tappa Zukie. Local musical group, First Born, will also add to the entertainment with some of their top tunes.
Activities get underway on March 5 with 2 matches at the Buxton Community Center Ground. Alpha will take on Buxton while Slingerz will tackle Boystown. Two days later, on the 7th, Alpha will face off with Slingerz while Buxton oppose Boystown.
The final set of matches will be contested March 9 between Alpha and Boystown at the Georgetown Football Club ground while there will be a celebrity match among local entertainers against musicians out of Jamaica.
Meanwhile, Secretary of the Buxton Football Club, Eton Moses lauded the initiative and said that the forum would provide valuable activity for his team as they prepare for duties in the imminent East Coast Demerara League. He said that he envisages many fierce encounters.
And Slingerz representative, Colin Aaron, said his team will not be treating this competition lightly. He said that Alpha FC has defeated his team twice in the recent past and they will be using this occasion to avenge those losses and drive home the view that his team is a force to be reckoned with.
Charmaine Wade represented the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and praised the organizers while saying that the matches will showcase football at another level while encouraging the emergence of fresh talent. Captain of the Slingerz football outfit, Vurlon Mills, feels that the tournament will provide useful activity for his team. He said he is eagerly looking forward to the competition.
The price of admission ranges from $1500 for general seating while a VIP seat costs $3000. These tickets will be available at least two days before the commencement of the tournament and all matches commence at 18:00hrs. The sponsors are Caribbean Airlines and Banks DIH Ltd.

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