All set for Hammie Green Birthday Inter-Ward football final Sunday at Leonora facility

Jan 03, 2020 Sports

All is set for the final of the 9-a-side Inter-Ward Football Competition to commemorate the 85th Birth Anniversary of former Prime Minister and City Mayor Hamilton Green on Sunday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

Delon Lanferman

Andre Hector

Trayon Bobb

Delayed from last year due to the weather and other events, Sunday’s action is set to get underway from 4:00pm with the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals and the resulting final.
The fixtures show Den Amstel Kings are down to battle with Soesdyke in the opening fixture followed by Uitvlugt against Wales, West Side Spartans versus Stewartville and Pouderoyen challenge Den Amstel. The winners play the semis and respective final and third place.
The winning team will take home $200,000 and the NAMILCO trophy, while second, third and fourth place finishers will receive $100,000 and the NAMILCO trophy, $60,000 and the Christopher Jones trophy and $40,000 and the Andre Dazzel trophy respectively. The winning and runner-up teams will also receive hampers from Ricks and Sari.

Jamaal Harvey

Kester Jacobs

The player with the most goals so far is Franklyn Stevens of Plaisance with three, but that team is no longer in contention and Delon Lanferman on 2 of West Side Spartans has the chance to take that accolade and prize.Den Amstel Kings will look to Kobe Kingston, Christopher Nelson and Akimbo Henry to lead their charge against Soesdyke with Keley Benson, Alvin Adams and McKenzie Hope carrying their fight.
Uitvlugt will depend on Shomol Smith, Seon Bobb and Malcolm Dainty against Wales who have Kelvin Roberts, Seon Lynch and Kenton Boyce.

Leo-Orion Lovell

Trayon Bobb, Jamaal Harvey and Delon Lanferman are the key men for West Side Spartans versus Stewartville who will depend on Reginald Nedd, Alvin Pollard and Charles Benn to withstand the charge of the favourites Spartans.Pouderoyen with Kevin Humphrey, Keyon Kirton and Denzil Boyce will be hoping for an upset of the other favourite team in this stage of the competition, Den Amstel, who will field Leo Lovell, Kevin Dundas and Kester Jacobs in the forefront of their victory push. A riveting afternoon of football is anticipated.
Among the sponsors lending support are: NAMILCO, Cummings Electrical, International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA), Guyoil, Gafoors, Ready Mix, Sterling Products, New Thriving, TecnoMills, E Networks, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ministry of National Resources, National Sports Commission and the Guyana Police Force.