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Mayor Green’s Inter-ward Football starts Sunday at Victoria ground
Mayor Hamilton Green will be celebrating his 81st birthday on November 9 and in celebration,
Mayor Hamilton Green
former National footballer Lennox Arthur has coordinated the annual 7-a-side three-day Inter-ward Football competition to mark the occasion.
The 32-team tournament will start on Sunday November 8 at the Victoria ground on the East Coast from 4:00pm.
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.
The opening salvo of matches on Sunday 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.
The action moves to the Den Amstel ground on Tuesday November 10 for the second day of competition starting at 2:00pm. The fixtures show 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 other playing day is November 15 at Victoria when the tournament will culminate with the playoff, quarterfinals, semis and final. Play starts at 2:00pm.
Important to note, the tournament will be played using the no offside rule. Coordinator Lennox Arthur indicated that the teams will be able to battle in this smaller format of the game uninhibited by the offside call, which will add more excitement to the action.
A number of sponsors have assisted the event. Among them 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 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 soft drinks along with the above mentioned trophy and cash prize and other donors.
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