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Nov 10, 2015 Sports
Tournament extended will conclude November 20 at Thirst Park
In honour of Mayor Hamilton Green 81st birthday celebration yesterday the former National footballer Lennox Arthur coordinated annual 7-a-side three-day Inter-ward Football competition to mark the occasion continues today at the Den Amstel ground on the West Demerara.
Arthur informed that the tournament has been extended by one day and will conclude at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground on Friday November 20 with the eight team finals. Banks DIH has also pledged their support for the event and Arthur has extended his gratitude to the company.
He further disclosed that Sunday November 15 playing day at Victoria ground will see the last 16 playoff with the eight winners advancing to the 20th meeting at Thirst Park.
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.
Today at Den Amstel, the second day of competition starting at 2:00pm, 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.
Trayon Bobb, Andre Hector, Ashley Harding are some of the leading players on the national grid that will be turning out for their respective teams.
Among the sponsors to have assisted are Banks DIH, Clinton Urling on behalf of his business entity German’s Restaurant, 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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