Latest update November 29th, 2024 1:00 AM
UDFA suspends activities to accommodate GTT / Limacol final on Sunday
Despite the initial challenges faced by the Petra Organisation, the Organisers of the GTT / Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition have confirmed that the finals will be played this Sunday, at the Mackenzie Sports
Sharma Solomon
Club in Linden.
According to Co-Director of the Organisation Troy Mendonca, Secretary of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Terrence Mitchell make contact with them and confirmed that all football activities organized by the UDFA has been suspended to accommodate the staging of the grand finale that pits Linden’s Milerock and East Coast Demerara Victoria Kings.
Mendonca disclosed that UDFA President Sharma Solomon met with the executive in an emergency meeting Monday night to discuss how best they could facilitate the request made by the Petra Organisation to stage the final in the Mining Town on Sunday and they agreed to put on hold their own League until next year.
Mendonca said that they (Petra Organisation) was extremely grateful to the executive of the UDFA in agreeing to accommodate the final at a time when they too have ongoing football activities.
He added that for the UDFA to suspend their own activities at the expense of the Petra Organisation speaks volumes of the entity and its willingness to put football first.
The UDFA is scheduled to commence their yearend tournament shortly and with three teams set to appear on Sunday, two in the third place playoff and one in the final must be seen as solid preparations for them.
Mendonca stated that the UDFA League will break on Friday instead of the initial plan which was next Wednesday and this course of action must be recognized and applauded.
Meanwhile, the third place playoff is an all-Linden affair between Topp XX, who lost to Victoria Kings and Winners Connection that fell to Milerock in semi-final action, at the Victoria Community Centre ground.
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