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Feb 06, 2017 Sports
Georgetown: The second half of the Stag Elite League, originally scheduled to begin February 5, 2017, yesterday with the League Leaders Tournament, has been rescheduled to February 26, March 1 and 5, 2017 respectively, a release from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) informed.
This has become necessary to enable clubs which have acquired new players during the recent transfer period a chance to adequately prepare for the tournament while facilitating the promotion of the league.
The transfer period, which concluded on January 31, has seen a number of players being moved to various clubs across the country; with Fruta Conquerors FC acquiring the highest number of transfers.
The League Leaders tournament will feature a double-header on February 26, that is, Victoria
Kings FC vs Buxton United FC and GDF FC vs Fruta Conquerorss FC (Playoff # 1 and #2). This will be followed by Playoff # 3 and the finals which will feature Winner of # 1 Playoff vs Loser of # 2 Playoff on March 1 and Winner of # 2 Playoff vs Winner of # 3 Playoff on March 5 respectively.
The prizes for the ‘League Leaders’ Tournament are as follows:
1st Prize – One & one half Million Dollars ($1,500,000.00)
2nd Prize – Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00)
3rd Prize – Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00)
4th Prize – Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00)
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