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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street Football Championships
Kaieteur Sports- The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) will substantially support the Mashramani Street Football Championships ahead of its Semi-Final and Final set for this Saturday night at the National Park from 7pm.
In a press release yesterday, Sports Management Inc. (SMI), the organisation hosting the Mashramani Street Football Championships, expressed gratitude to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson for supporting the event in a substantial way.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson (second, right) along with Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle (right) and Assistant Director of Sport, Franklin Wilson (left) with Edison Jefford yesterday take a photo opportunity at the Ministry after disclosing their support of the Mashramani Street Football Championships this Saturday night at the National Park.
“We are grateful to Minister Ramson, and want to go on record to thank him and by extension the Government of Guyana for supporting this event and the communities that participate at this level of sport. Really this is the leadership that’s necessary to develop sport holistically,” the release observed.
“The Government and the Ministry has been very active in the development of sport at every level. We believe that Minister Ramson has been very active and vibrant in pushing for the advancement of sport in Guyana and his support at the grassroots level will significantly impact the participants,” the release continued.
According to the document, principal of SMI, Edison Jefford contacted the Minister to formally request his support for the event, and the Minister did not hesitate to disclose MCY&S backing of the activity. “In fact, the Minister indicated that he will be attending the event Saturday night,” the release informed.
The MCY&S is the Ministry responsible for Mashramani activities, and as such, the organising body believe it is a “big deal” to have the official “endorsement” of the only sport activity on the Mashramani calendar. “We are elated and believe we are heading in the right direction to have such a major endorsement,” the release said.
Meanwhile, E-Net also offered their support this week. Customer Representative at E-Net, Tiffany Ramdyhan, made a presentation to SMI Principal, Edison Jefford at their office signaling their backing of the event.
The Mashramani Street Football Championships will culminate with a grand Final Four and Final Saturday night. The winner will pocket 500,000, second place 300,000, third place $200,000 and fourth place $100,000.
Trophies will be given to teams placing first to third while the Most Valubale Player (MVP) of the tournament gets $50,000 and trophy.
Customer Representative at E-Net, Tiffany Ramdyhan (left) makes the presentation to SMI Principal, Edison Jefford.
There will also be a Plate Playoffs featuring the four losing quarter-finalists and the top two teams from the Super-16 round for a total purse of $100,000 while each of the top three teams in this competition will be rewarded with one case of Magnum Tonic Wine.
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