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Digicel Football a must see for every stakeholder
– G/town teams could emerge this time
By Rawle Welch
Wednesday will signal the start of the fifth edition of the eagerly anticipated Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition and will also ignite renewed rivalry among some of the traditional powerhouses in the
(Flashback)- Part of the action in the Digicel Schools Football Tournament.
tournament.
The competition which last for just over one month and is played in many communities across the length and breadth of Guyana will see just over 160 schools participate for large sums of monies that is earmarked to go towards projects of importance to the winning institutions, while bragging rights is another incentive that is not taken lightly.
Since the commencement of the tournament, Linden’s Christianburg / Wismar have made it to the final on all four occasions, their only loss coming in the inaugural competition when they were beaten by Government Technical Institute (GTI) 5-3.
This loss came after they had defeated Waramadong in their semi-final clash, a team that they’ve since met three times and beaten them every time to be the most dominant team in the tournament’s history.
Early reports have indicated that the two most decorated schools will once again be participating in this year’s tournament and while it is too early to predict, if fans will witness a repeat of the three previous finals when they met on all three occasions, at least it is reasonable to suggest that Waramadong more than the other will be aiming to finally break the jinx of falling at the final hurdle.
It is understandable that both teams might have lost some important players, but Christianburg / Wismar it is known have an impressive programme that makes the transition of players into the team easy.
They are one of the teams that never seems to suffer the effects of losing players to the age limit as evidenced by their phenomenal performances and results over the previous four editions.
Waramadong on the other hand did not look as potent as previous years last year and this was due to the exodus of some key players, but with a year to prepare and the thirst to bring back the trophy to their community a priority, this year could very well see a more improved performance and one which could finally prove successful.
However, these two teams are not the only ones to place focus on since both of them needed penalty shootouts to make it to the championship game and the beaten semifinalists, BV Secondary and Bush Lot, pushed them to the brink of defeat so they too, providing that most of the players from last year are still eligible, could upset the early predictions.
The tournament would have also benefitted from the Milo Tournament which was played among teams from Georgetown and while it is no secret that the schools from the Capital City have not fared well in the past, the standard of play have improved immensely and quite a few could feature in the reckoning for top honours this time around.
The early indications seem to indicate that this year’s event could be the most exciting to date and ultimately the principal beneficiary will be the national grid.
With the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Football Federation Normalisation Committee pledging to give all the support necessary, this year’s Digicel Schools Football could be a must see extravaganza for fans, scouts, parents and every stakeholder of the sport.
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