Latest update February 6th, 2025 7:27 AM
Victoria ground to come alive today with Mayor Green’s Inter-ward Football action
The Victoria ground on the East Coast of Demerara will come alive today when play in the annual 7-a-side Inter-ward Football competition to mark the occasion of Mayor Hamilton Green 81st birthday organized by former National footballer Lennox
Mayor Hamilton Green
Arthur continues from 5:00pm.
Buxton Youth Developers open against Lima Dam in the opening contese, followed by Victoria versus New Amsterdam, Ann’s Grove face Haslington and Golden Grove battle Mahaica.
As indicated by Coordinator Lennox Arthur, from this stage the teams will be battling in 30 minute games, 15 per half and the no offside rule is in effect in this tournament.
Gordon Grant (Agricola), Quincy Holder (Mahaica), Adrian Adams (NA) and Orette Stephen (Stewartville) are atop the goal scoring list and will all be in contention for the prize available for the winner in that competition.
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 sponsors to have assisted the staging of the event 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, Winston Rambarran, Vincent Thakur, Nigel Pile, Sattar Gafoor, Kenav HDL, Pavnic Press, GBTI, Ramchan Ragabeer and Guyana Beverage, home of Busta soft drinks along with the above mentioned trophy and cash prize and other donors.
The tournament is set to continue Wednesday.
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