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Mayor’s Cup Football tourney to start May 1st…Suriname’s Botofago Masters on supporting card for final night
The Annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament is set to kick off on May 1st featuring 24 teams from
Lennox Arthur
Georgetown (7), West Demerara (7), East Bank (3), Berbice (2) and East Coast (5) battling for honours and a $1,000,000 first prize. The other top prizes on offer are $500,000, $300,000 and $200,000 respectively for the second to fourth place finishers.
Coordinator Lennox Arthur spoke to Kaieteur Sport yesterday and informed that this tournament, which is in its 22nd year, will this year feature no team from the Elite League making it an open dogfight to claim the top spots. He indicated that this event will form part of the 50th Anniversary Jubilee celebrations, with the tournament running from May 1 to 29.
Arthur further disclosed that Surinamese Masters Football Club, Botofago, are scheduled to be here to face the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Masters on the supporting card on the 29th. He said the organizing committee is looking for full corporate support and encouraged potential sponsors to come on board.
Arthur lauded the commitment and support of outgoing Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green who has helped tremendously over the years, despite the challenges in making the tournament a success. The former national player and coach thanked Mayor Green and all who have lent support over the years.
The tournament, meanwhile, will open on May 1st at the Den Amstel Ground with a triple header which brings together Bagotsville vs Wales at 4:30pm, Stewartville vs Cougars and Den Amstel vs Police in the nightcap.
Other fixtures: May 2 at Den Amstel; Eagles vs Northern Rangers, Uitvlugt vs Kuru Kururu and Pouderoyen vs Agricola.
May 5 at Victoria ground; BV Triumph vs NA United and Ann’s Grove vs Beacon.
May 7 at GFC ground; Riddim Squad vs winner of game 1 and Golden Grove vs winner of game 4.
May 8 at Victoria; Mahaica vs winner of game 3 and Golden Grove vs winner of game 4.
May 13 at GFC; Camptown vs winner of game 5 and Santos vs winner of game 6.
May 14 at Victoria; Victoria Kings vs winner of game 7 and Grove Hi Tech vs winner of game 8.
The other playing dates involving the respective winners are: May 15 at GFC, May 17 at GFC, May 22 at GFC and the grand finale May 29 at the GFC ground.
The games will be of 90 minute duration and if no result is derived after this period then 20 minutes of extra time will be contested. No further result of deadlock will be determined by penalty kicks.
Players involved in this tournament must be affiliated to their respective associations where the invited clubs are drawn. No entry fee is required. The tournament is governed under the rules and directives of the Guyana Football Federation. Players with double yellow cards or red cards will be penalized in accordance with the rules of the competition and the GFF.
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