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Preparations in full swing as Mayor Green’s Inter-ward Football tourney nears
Few more sponsors chipping in
Mayor Hamilton Green is set to celebrate his 81st birthday anniversary on November 9 and once again former National footballer Lennox Arthur has coordinated the annual 7-a-side three-day Inter-ward Football competition to mark the occasion.
Orville Stewart
The 32-team tournament will start on Sunday November 8 at the Victoria ground on the East Coast with the first game billed to start at 4:00pm.
After the opening day, the action shifts to the West Demerara and the Den Amstel Ground on November 10 from 2:00pm. The other playing day is November 15 at Victoria when the tournament will culminate. This marks a change from the previously released fixtures and teams and players are asked to take note.
The opening salvo of matches on November 8 at Victoria will see Lima Dam playing Grove, Kuru Kururu vs South Sophia, Plaisance vs Buxton Youth Developers, Golden Grove vs Mocha Arcadia, Halsinton vs Mocha, Buxton vs Agricola, Beterverwagting vs Kitty, Mahaica vs Paradise, Ann’s Grove vs Herstelling and Victoria vs Diamond.
Tuesday November 10 games at Den Amstel will see Goed Fortuin vs De Kinderen, Stewartville vs Bagotville, Crane vs New Amsterdam, Pouderoyen vs Wales, Uitvlugt vs Sara Lodge and Den Amstel vs North Sophia. The respective winners will advance.
The teams are battling for a first prize of $200,000 and the John Fernandes trophy, while the other top four finishers will collect; $100,000 and Youth and Sports Trophy, $70,000 and China Trading trophy and $30,000 and the Business School trophy.
Additionally AHL Kissoon has donated a 3-piece suite for the top scorer, while Ricks and Sari will give 10 hampers each to the winning and runner up teams. Among some of the leading players that will be challenging for team and self are Orville Stewart, Trayon Bobb and Andrea Hector.
Trayon Bobb
Meanwhile, several sponsors have chipped in to assist the successful staging of the annual tournament. The latest is Clinton Urling on behalf of his business entity German’s Restaurant. Urling, who is also the Chairman of the Normalisation Committee of the Guyana Football Federation, made a cash donation. German’s has been supporting the tournament for many years now tournament Coordinator Lennox Arthur informed.
Others to plug valuable support include Crown Mining, Star Computers, Massy, Nigel’s Supermarket, Nigel Pyle of Tent City, Paul Giddings of Hotel Princess Raven, Beepat and Sons, CBR Mining, MACORP and Guyana Beverage, home of Busta beverages along with the above mentioned trophy and cash prize and other donors.
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