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5th Annual Fitroy Weever Junior Memorial Football Championship staged
The Fitzroy Weever Junior Foundation held its 5th Annual Fitzroy Weever Junior Memorial Football Competition on Saturday, 22nd February last in the St. Mary’s the Virgin Church Compound, Beterverwagting, East Coast, Demerara.
St. Gabriel’s Football Team
The Fitzroy Weever Junior Foundation was established in 2016 to memorialise the life and continue the contributions of Mr. Fitzroy Augustus Weever Junior of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. Mr. Weever, Jr. was an Assistant Dean and Lecturer in the Technology Faculty of the University of Guyana, the Convener for the Building and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Programme at the Caribbean Examination Council, the recipient of the GT&T Beterverwagting/Triumph Community Award in 2004 for outstanding performance at the University of Guyana, one of the Best-Graduating Science Students at the 1999 Caribbean Examination Council, the President of the St. Mary’s the Virgin Church Youth Group, an avid Promoter of Guinness’ Football in the Streets and a mentor for the many Pee-Wee Football Clubs in Beterverwagting/Triumph.
The Fitzroy Weever Junior Foundation has been hosting an Annual Pee Wee Football Competition for the youths of Beterverwagting in honour of the life of Mr. Weever. The 5th Annual Competition was coordinated by Veteran Football Coach, Mr. Bill Wilson and completed as an Under 14 Knock-Out Competition, with 8 teams participating in 16 games. There were 6 teams from Beterverwagting and 2 teams from New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The final game of the tournament was contested by the St. Michael’s Anglican Football Team of New
The Gulf Warriors of Beterverwagting
Amsterdam and the defending champions of the competition; the Gulf Warriors of Beterverwagting. In the second half of the final game St. Michael’s scored 2 goals against Beterverwagting’s Gulf Warriors, ending the competition at 2-0, to become the champions of the 5th Annual Memorial Football Competition. The St. Gabriel’s Anglican Football Team also of New Amsterdam won a nail-biting semi-finals game against the Paris Team of Beterverwagting with a score of 1-0 at sudden death, earning them the third-place spot in the competition.
The most goals scored in the competition were contributed by Jacob Miller of the St. Michael’s Anglican Football Team. Miller scored 5 goals, while Omari Alfred also of the St. Michael’s Team was adjudged the Most Valuable Player with a total of 4 outstanding goals.
Mr. Vurlon Mills; national footballer, Technical Development Officer of the Guyana Football Federation and coordinator of the Vernon Mills Academy gave the opening remarks and donated a special prize during the opening ceremony of the competition. Mr. Mills encouraged the youth footballers to have the right attitude; a winning attitude, one of comradery and good sportsmanship. Mr. Mills reminded the footballers that the rules of the game are sacred and respect for every player and official on the field is necessary to ensure the development of the sport and their talent.
The Founder of the Fitzroy Weever Foundation, Ms. Stacey Weever who is an Attorney and Oil, Gas & Mining Consultant by profession, hailed the competition a resounding success.
Paris vs Manchester in the 2020 Competition.
Ms. Weever emphasized that the patrons and participants from the East Coast of Demerara and Rosignol-Berbice were treated to a wonderful day of football, refreshments and prizes.
Ms. Weever further reiterated that Fitzroy Weever Junior Foundation provided 57 ‘spanking’ new football uniforms and 60 medals inclusive of 7 gold medals, 7 silver medals, 7 bronze medals, 1 medal for the Most-Valuable Player Medal, 1 medal and a monetary prize for the footballer scoring the most goals, 1 medal for the Most Impressive Goal Scorer and 39 medals of participation.
Ms. Weever and Mr. Bill Wilson thanked the Reverend Father Carl Peters and the Guyana Anglican Diocese for providing a venue for the event over the years and lauded the generous support of the sponsors and contributors of the competition, during the closing ceremony of the championship. The duo urged patrons and the private sector to become actively involved in youth development as past participants of the competition were now members of Guyana’s National Under20 football team and were actively preparing for another CONCACAF qualifying game in Nicaragua, Central America.
Guyana’s Under 20 team won their qualifying match on February 23rd, 2-0 with one of the goals being scored by Beterverwagting’s Omari Glasgow. Omari Glasgow led his team to 3 consecutive championships in the Annual Fitzroy Weever Junior Memorial Football Competition.
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