Teams collide today in Hammie Green Birthday Inter-Ward football final at Leonora

Jan 05, 2020 Sports

Teams are set to line up as they hunt places in the money round of the 9-a-side Inter-Ward Football Competition to commemorate the 85th Birth Anniversary of former Prime Minister and City Mayor Hamilton Green today at the Leonora Sports Facility.

Trayon Bobb

Delon Lanferman

Andre Hector

Delayed from last year due to the weather and other events, today’s contest is set to get underway from 4:00pm with the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals and the resulting final.
The sides are determined to make it to the last four where they are assured of collecting dollars and an exciting evening of play is anticipated.
West Side Spartans and Den Amstel are the teams tagged as favourites but the others will have plans to halt their charge.
The fixtures show Den Amstel Kings with Kobe Kingston, Christopher Nelson and Akimbo Henry leading their charge against Soesdyke who will depend on Keley Benson, Alvin Adams and McKenzie Hope to carry their fight.
Uitvlugt will look to Shomol Smith, Seon Bobb and Malcolm Dainty in their battle against Wales who have Kelvin Roberts, Seon Lynch and Kenton Boyce.

Kester Jacobs

Jamaal Harvey

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.
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.
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.
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.